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Economics Economic Policy Challenges for the Age of AI September 2024 Anton Korinek This paper examines the profound challenges that transformative advances in AI toward Artificial General Intelligenc
This paper examines the economic policy challenges that advances toward AGI will pose for economists and policymakers, including productivity gains alongside concerns about jobs, income distribution, and the value of education. It identifies eight policy challenges, from inequality and education to macroeconomic policy, market regulation, intellectual property, environmental impacts, and global AI governance. The author concludes by stressing how economists can contribute to understanding these challenges.