Tyler Cowen contributes to The Free Press's 250th anniversary feature by listing numerous reasons to love America, including AI models, the NBA, and self-driving vehicles, emphasizing the country's di…
Tyler Cowen predicts that declining fertility rates and the rise of AI will transform social interactions, making public spaces emptier and prompting humans to invest more in appearance and charisma t…
Jackson Dahl hosted a two-hour podcast with Tyler Cowen and Nabeel Qureshi, focusing on art and aesthetics, discussing topics from sacred commitments to AI acceleration, and exploring their shared tas…
A historical pattern of gold rushes, from the 1853 discovery of Crater Lake by gold prospectors to the modern AI data-center boom, illustrates that while invention may accelerate, the diffusion of tec…
The Atlantic published a profile of economist Erik Brynjolfsson on June 29, 2026, highlighting his argument that AI will reshape economic output. The piece discusses his predictions from over a decade…
Marginal Revolution published a talk by Tyler Cowen arguing that AI will not eliminate all jobs, providing a concise overview of the reasons.…
OpenAI's ChatGPT Pro Community Substack published a profile on June 24, 2026 featuring economist Tyler Cowen sharing 10 real use cases for ChatGPT Pro, including travel planning, art analysis, and che…
Tyler Cowen, in collaboration with OpenAI, published a guide on using GPT Pro for travel, including tips for visiting art museums like the Detroit Institute of Arts. The piece highlights how AI can en…
Tyler Cowen and Alexander Tabarrok published a Marginal Revolution post on June 16, 2026, warning that regional AI champions like France's Mistral could create political leverage and cross-border depe…
Tyler Cowen warns that Europe's AI nationalism could lead to intra-European dependencies, as France's Mistral AI may dominate the EU market, giving France and Mistral leverage over other European coun…
Economist Tyler Cowen argues that the question of whether artificial intelligence systems are conscious is less scientifically meaningful than examining human consciousness itself. Cowen contends that…
Tyler Cowen argues against recriminalizing marijuana in a new Free Press column, stating that increased government paternalism is less workable in an era of low institutional credibility and advanced …
Tyler Cowen's Friday assorted links post on May 29, 2026, covers topics including economies of scale in homebuilding, Peter Thiel's involvement in Argentina, and a New York Times interview with Paul M…
Economist Tyler Cowen outlines seven strategies for workers to remain relevant as artificial intelligence reshapes the labor market, emphasizing the growing demand for human-led experimentation and da…
Economist Tyler Cowen's recent AI talk in New York City was covered by Fortune, where he also shared NBA predictions. The article highlights Cowen's perspective on AI's economic impact, while other li…
New weekly posting schedule, with longer articles on Mondays and Fridays and casual notes on Sundays. It summarizes the author's recent readings, including the novel *Zama*, the book *Poor Numbers* on…
The current crisis facing central banks is structural, not merely political, stemming from the end of a "golden age" of favorable macroeconomic conditions like the Great Moderation. It contends that t…