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“We Must Act Now”: Sixteen Nobel Laureates Join Leading Economists and AI Researchers in Call to Prepare for AI’s Economic Transformation | New statement warns that AI could drive an economic transformation larger than the Industrial Revolution — on a vastly shorter timeline


Digital Economy Lab / July 13, 2026 “We Must Act Now”: Sixteen Nobel Laureates Join Leading Economists and AI Researchers in Call to Prepare for AI’s Economic Transformation New statement warns that AI could drive an economic transformation larger than the Industrial Revolution — on a vastly shorter timeline — and urges economists, policymakers, and technology leaders to prepare. STANFORD, Calif.

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