In 2018, I stood on a stage in SF, flanked by the logos you see here, and made a bold prediction: "AI will someday do end-to-end economic research."
The room was deeply skeptical. Some of the sharpest minds told me it was impossible. To be fair, it sounded like sci-fi back then.
Unbeknownst to most of us, Google had just quietly dropped the Transformer paper. The world was about to change.
Today, that "outlandish" vision is becoming reality. AI agents are beginning to formulate hypotheses, run regressions, and draft papers.
Being early can feel lonely, but it’s incredible when the world catches up.
Building on the independent research ideas I explored during my time there, I later founded Machine Learning X Doing and Development Economics X. We aren't waiting for the future: we're building it. 🚀