March 29, 2025
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Pascual Restrepo cited in New York Times: The Tech Fantasy That Powers A.I. Is Running on Fumes
EGC affiliate Pascual Restrepo's research is cited in a New York Times article exploring the pitfalls of institutions adopting widespread artificial intelligence use.
New York Times
March 29, 2025
... The economists Daron Acemoglu and Pascual Restrepo call these kinds of technological fizzles “so-so” technologies. They change some jobs. They’re kind of nifty for a while. Eventually they become background noise or are flat-out annoying, say, when you’re bagging two weeks’ worth of your own groceries.