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Erik Brynjolfsson

111 trust researcher @erikbryn.bsky.social · 6,085 followers
Director, @stanforddel.bsky.social Professor Stanford Institute for Human-centered AI, SIEPR, Stanford department of Economics and GSB Author https://amazon.com/Second-Machine-Age-Prosperity-Technologies/dp/0393350649
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"A lot of people are under the mistaken idea that the only way that you get productivity from A.I. is by removing labor costs." — @erikbryn.bsky.social @nytimes.com looks at a case where AI makes workers more productive, rather than replacing them: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/b...

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  • Multiple companies across industries achieved significant AI productivity gains while preserving or growing headcount, per NYT's May 29 investigation.
  • AI in these cases redeployed workers to higher-value roles rather than eliminating positions, a pattern backed by company-level data.
  • The findings challenge a dominant 2026 media framing that treats AI-driven restructuring and headcount reduction as nearly inseparable outcomes.
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Stanford's Erik Brynjolfsson bets Northwestern's Robert Gordon $400 that AI drives US labor productivity above 1.8% annually from 2020 to 2030.

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