Betsey Stevenson
betseystevenson.bsky.social
Former Member of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers & Chief Economist at Labor. Current academic economist at Michigan. Always an economist at home.
👤 Joined on 02 December 2024
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I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility
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Home from a lovely two days at the 2026 Liberal Arts College Public & Labor (LAC-PaL) conference! Fantastic paper presentations & conversations across the board, plus a great keynote by @betseystevenson.bsky.social last night. Thanks to Oberlin, especially Maggie Brehm & Evan Kresch, for hosting!
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I was quoted a couple times in this Atlantic article, but that isn’t (the only) reason I think it is good. It lays out the reasons why we whipsawed from “AI is a bubble” to “there are not enough data centers” in less than six months. Spoiler: its agents. www.theatlantic.com/economy/2026...
Show PostTwo lessons: 1) Economists are currently very dominant in the discussion over AI and job transformation, but sociology has a lot to add, especially on power 2) You can kind of create any sort of explainer image you want right now, no matter how bizarre, so no need to do boring infographics.
Show PostSince so much of the AI job debate is among economists, they miss that as jobs are disrupted, professions will compete over new boundaries Abbot's System of Professions is a good read on what happens historically. Here is a short cartoon summary by a lizard painted in the style of Egon Schiele
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