Creating Shared Prosperity With AI: Stanford Digital Economy Lab’s Erik Brynjolfsson
Stop asking what AI will do to us. Start asking what we will do with AI.
Why it matters
Stanford economist Erik Brynjolfsson reframes the AI risk debate: the bottleneck isn't technology capability, it's organizational readiness and institutional design. A timely perspective for leaders navigating AI deployment at scale.
The key facts
8 to knowSource: Stanford Digital Economy Lab
Theme: AI societal impact and shared prosperity
Key framing: Technology vs. organizational/institutional barriers
Format: MIT Sloan Review podcast episode
Published: July 2026
Erik Brynjolfsson (Stanford Digital Economy Lab) argues people/organizations/institutions are the primary barrier to AI progress, not technology
Frames AI strategy question as 'what will we do with AI' rather than 'what will AI do to us'
Societal impact and shared prosperity framing suggests policy/governance angle
Go to the source
MIT Sloan Management Reviewsloanreview.mit.edu
Publisher excerpt: Erik Brynjolfsson has a challenge for anyone worried about artificial intelligence: Stop asking what AI will do to us, and start asking what we will do with AI. In this episode of Me, Myself, and AI, the Stanford University economist explains why technology isn’t the biggest barrier to progress —…