Introducing the Anthropic Economic Advisory Council (www.anthropic.com)

Anthropic has launched its Economic Advisory Council, a panel of leading economists tasked with guiding the company’s research on AI’s economic impact, particularly on labor markets and broader socioeconomic systems. The Council’s expertise will shape the Anthropic Economic Index, an ongoing initiative that tracks how AI-driven automation and innovation influence employment patterns, economic growth, and inequality over time. This move underscores the growing recognition within the AI community of the need to rigorously study the economic consequences of rapidly advancing AI technologies and to inform policymakers, researchers, and business leaders. The council boasts an impressive roster of scholars with deep domain knowledge spanning labor economics, market design, public policy, and global development, including members from top institutions such as MIT, University of Chicago, London School of Economics, and Harvard. Notable additions like Dr. Chiara Farronato and Dr. Pascual Restrepo enhance the group's focus on digital platforms and automation’s effects on productivity and inequality. Their combined expertise will help Anthropic refine its Economic Index research agenda, ensuring that it captures nuanced economic shifts prompted by AI adoption, empowering stakeholders to better prepare for these transformations in labor and economic policy. By integrating rigorous economic analysis with AI development, the Council’s work is poised to build a vital bridge between cutting-edge technological innovation and real-world economic outcomes. This initiative exemplifies a proactive approach to anticipating and mitigating AI’s disruptive effects on work and society, reinforcing the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration in shaping a responsible AI-powered future.