Erik Brynjolfsson

Erik Brynjolfsson holds several notable positions at Stanford University, including Jerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki Professor, Senior Fellow, and Director of the Digital Economy Lab at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI. He also holds appointments at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, the Stanford Department of Economics, and the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Additionally, Brynjolfsson is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His research is primarily focused on the economics of information, the economics of AI, and the digital economy. He is also a well-respected educator, teaching a graduate course at Stanford titled "The AI Awakening: Implications for the Economy and Society".

Brynjolfsson's work has been widely recognized for its impact and innovation. He has received nine "best paper" awards and the top prize in the Digital Thinkers category at the Thinkers 50 Gala on November 9, 2015. Furthermore, he was elected Distinguished Fellow of the Information Systems Society in 2011 and received the Herb Simon Award for his work on digital economics in 2015. In 2020, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Turku for his research on the effects of information technology and AI on innovation, productivity, and future work. He has also co-founded the AI Index and serves on its Steering Committee.

As an author, Brynjolfsson has co-authored several influential books, including "Wired for Innovation," "Race Against the Machine," "The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies," and "Machine, Platform, Crowd". These works further attest to his expertise in the field of digital economics. He has also contributed to the AI Index 2023 report by Stanford HAI. Brynjolfsson has shared his insights on numerous platforms, including a TED talk in 2013 on the economic implications of AI and speaking at the International Conference on Learning Representations in 2018. He has also participated in the White House AI summit.