Introduction to "The Economics of Transformative AI"

Ajay Agrawal has drawn on the findings of his research for both compensated speaking engagements and consulting engagements. He has written the books Prediction Machines and Power & Prediction on the economics of AI for which he receives royalties. He has equity shares in a number of technology companies as part of a diverse portfolio. His disclosure statement: https://agrawal.ca/disclosure.

Disclosure statement as of March 4, 2026: "Ajay Agrawal has drawn on the findings of his research for both compensated speaking engagements and consulting engagements. He has written the book Prediction Machines on the economics of AI for which he receives royalties. He is also director of the Creative Destruction Lab, a University of Toronto-based program that helps seed stage companies, from which he receives compensation. He has equity shares in a number of technology companies as part of a diverse portfolio. He serves on the boards of Genpact (NYSE: G) and Sanctuary."

Erik Brynjolfsson is the Director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab which is partially funded by a variety of industry, government and nonprofit organizations. He has given over 400 talks, some of which were compensated.