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Bringing together the world's best minds, whether human or machine, to study how digital technologies can transform the economy. Part of Stanford HAI. Director: Erik Brynjolfsson
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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · Sep 15
Good morning! Some news to start the week…
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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 1d
The world’s largest electric ship will carry up to 2,100 people and 225 cars, and be able to fully charge in just 40 minutes.
10/10
spectrum.ieee.org/electric-boa...
Meet the World’s Largest Battery-Electric Ferry
Can Hull 096's massive battery system redefine maritime electrification?
spectrum.ieee.org
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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 1d
AI is flooding social media with posts of women being strangled.
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www.404media.co/openais-sora...
OpenAI’s Sora 2 Floods Social Media With Videos of Women Being Strangled
X and TikTok accounts are dedicated to posting AI-generated videos of women being strangled.
www.404media.co
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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 1d
What is AI’s place in the newsroom?
8/10
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/b...
A.I. Sweeps Through Newsrooms, but Is It a Journalist or a Tool?
www.nytimes.com
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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 1d
From the Music Desk: the #1 country song in America is AI-generated.
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www.newsweek.com/breaking-rus...
The No. 1 country song in America is AI-generated
Breaking Rust, an AI-generated artist, currently has the No. 1 song on Billboard’s "Country Digital Song Sales" chart.
www.newsweek.com
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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 1d
Podcast listen: The inventor of the World Wide Web remains optimistic about the future of the internet.
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www.theverge.com/podcast/8145...
Sir Tim Berners-Lee doesn’t think AI will destroy the web
The inventor of the World Wide Web still believes in the internet as a force for good.
www.theverge.com
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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 1d
From the MIT Technology Review, AI could help assess heart attack risk.
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www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/20/1...
AI could predict who will have a heart attack
Cardiologists often struggle to assess heart attack risk. New startups using AI could help.
www.technologyreview.com
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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 1d
Bubble, bubble, economy in trouble?
4/10
www.forbes.com/sites/brando...
It’s Not Just An AI Bubble. Here’s Everything At Risk
Stocks are soaring, gold is too, and risk looks cheap everywhere. These charts trace the signs of what could be the everything bubble taking shape.
www.forbes.com
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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 1d
Amazon’s House of David used over 350 AI shots in its second season.
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www.wired.com/story/amazon...
Amazon’s ‘House of David’ Used Over 350 AI Shots in Season 2. Its Creator Isn’t Sorry
The show, which follows David’s ascent to King of Israel, used four times as much AI this season, including for many of its battle scenes.
www.wired.com
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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 1d
Will AI translators ever be more useful for travel than just googling?
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www.theverge.com/column/81568...
Lost in AI translation
AI translation was no match for my extroverted in-laws.
www.theverge.com
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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 1d
👋Good morning from the Lab! Some recent stories while you gear up for the week...
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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 8d
An AI industry-backed policy group is poised to spend a whole lot of money pushing for their agenda–primarily federal, not state, regulation.
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www.axios.com/2025/10/29/a...
AI industry-backed group to spend millions pushing regulation agenda
Build American AI will focus on issue-oriented ads promoting the industry's legislative agenda in Congress and the states.
www.axios.com
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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 8d
A big question to think about: “Will AI kill the firm?”
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www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/ai-r...
Will AI Kill the Firm?
Sami Mahroum shows why an organizational entity fit for the industrial age now faces a surplus of creativity and initiative.
www.project-syndicate.org
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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 8d
States are starting to require businesses to give you a heads-up that you’re talking to AI.
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​​https://www.techspot.com/news/110091-utah-californi—starting-require-businesses-tell-you-when.html
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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 8d
OpenAI struck a $38 billion computing deal with Amazon.
7/10
www.ft.com/content/74d7...
OpenAI strikes $38bn computing deal with Amazon
Lossmaking start-up commits to spending close to $1.5tn as it gobbles up processing power
www.ft.com
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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 8d
Tesla shareholders have a vote this week with major implications for who controls the future of the company.
6/10
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/b...
Control of Tesla Is at Stake in Vote on Elon Musk’s Pay Plan
www.nytimes.com
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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 8d
From @wired.com, AI freelancers aren’t quite there yet.
5/10
www.wired.com/story/ai-age...
AI Agents Are Terrible Freelance Workers
A new benchmark measures how well AI agents can automate economically valuable chores. Human-level AI is still some ways off.
www.wired.com
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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 8d
Many US researchers are heading to Europe.
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www.ft.com/content/cd80...
Trump’s university backlash drives US researchers towards Europe
EU grant applications hit record in 2025 amid surge in interest from American academics
www.ft.com
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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 8d
Teamwork makes the robo-dream work.
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www.wsj.com/tech/ai/robo...
Here Come the Robot Swarms!
A field called swarm robotics is taking inspiration from ants, bees and even slime molds.
www.wsj.com
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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 8d
The CEO of Microsoft AI believes consciousness should be reserved for humans, not AI.
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www.cnbc.com/2025/11/02/m...
Microsoft AI chief says only biological beings can be conscious
Mustafa Suleyman has become one of the most influential voices in tech to come out against building seemingly conscious AI.
www.cnbc.com
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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 8d
Happy Monday! Take a break from your kid’s candy bucket and catch up on some recent news…
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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 22d
Finally, from the Religion desk: people are using AI to talk to God.
10/10
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
People are using AI to talk to God
In India and around the world, worshippers are turning to purpose-built AI for religious worship and spiritual guidance.
www.bbc.com
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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 22d
Experts discuss Anthropic’s plan to keep Claude from building a nuclear weapon.
9/10
www.wired.com/story/anthro...
Anthropic Has a Plan to Keep Its AI From Building a Nuclear Weapon. Will It Work?
Anthropic partnered with the US government to create a filter meant to block Claude from helping someone build a nuke. Experts are divided on whether its a necessary protection—or a protection at all.
www.wired.com
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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 22d
AI data centers are building their own power plants.
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www.wsj.com/business/ene...
AI Data Centers, Desperate for Electricity, Are Building Their Own Power Plants
Utilities are pushing to increase supply, but meeting the surge in demand won’t be easy or fast. Tech companies aren’t waiting around.
www.wsj.com
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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 22d
EVs are losing their value much faster than gas-powered cars.
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restofworld.org/2025/ev-depr...
EVs are depreciating much faster than gas-powered cars
Plummeting resale values are threatening to derail the world's transition to electric transportation.
restofworld.org
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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 22d
AI is cutting into Wikipedia’s business.
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techcrunch.com/2025/10/18/w...
Wikipedia says traffic is falling due to AI search summaries and social video | TechCrunch
Looks like Wikipedia isn't immune to broader online trends.
techcrunch.com
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