Tyler Cowen, an economist and professor at George Mason University, participated in a two-day session at Anthropic to advise on rewriting the constitution for Claude, the company's AI assistant. He pr…
In a Free Press piece, economist Tyler Cowen argues that liberal immigration policies are essential for American competitiveness, citing that 38 percent of published AI researchers received their unde…
Economist Tyler Cowen criticizes AI pessimists for failing to back their beliefs with market positions, noting that while his median expectation is that AI boosts the economy enormously, there is non-…
Tyler Cowen, an economist at George Mason University, urges those worried about AI-related cybersecurity risks to adopt scientific methods, asking for specific cost estimates and stock short positions…
In an essay for The Free Press, Tyler Cowen and Avital Balwit argue that AI's rapid advancement is triggering a profound identity crisis, as systems match or exceed human cognitive abilities, signalin…
Economist Tyler Cowen argues in a Free Press article that people will eventually accept AI-generated writing, comparing it to musical borrowing. He notes that Paul Simon's 'American Tune' borrows from…
Tyler Cowen identifies a new class of 'AI maniacs'—individuals obsessed with mastering the latest AI models—who are poised to wield outsized influence over work and life. Cowen, an economic advisory b…
Economist Tyler Cowen argues in a Free Press column that the future belongs to 'AI maniacs'—people obsessed with mastering the latest AI models to transform their workflows and personal lives. Cowen, …
Tyler Cowen predicts a new job category of humans spreading AI to other countries, driven by demand for culturally tailored AI integration rather than pure technical superiority. He argues that countr…
New AI-driven software updates to Tyler Cowen's 'GOAT' book are reshaping the debate over the greatest economist of all time, using data analytics to challenge traditional rankings and highlight under…
Economist and AI researcher who declined to sign the 'We Must Act Now' statement on AI's economic transformation argues the statement is too vague, lacking specific policy proposals, and that signing …
Tyler Cowen announced on July 14, 2026, that his book 'GOAT: Who is the Greatest Economist of all Time, and Why Does it Matter?' now features updated software and AI enhancements. The update integrate…
Economist Tyler Cowen predicts that AI will enable individuals to create personalized religions, with perhaps 2% of people generating new sacred texts or accretions to existing faiths, leading to extr…
Economist Tyler Cowen, in a talk at DeepMind, argued that AGI will not cause mass unemployment but will instead increase the pressure to work harder due to a steep relative wage gradient, leading to a…
Outgoing White House AI advisor Sriram Krishnan stated that President Donald Trump will never support a formal licensing regime for AI, preferring an ad hoc approach with opaque processes. Krishnan ar…
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…