Introduction

Many working on artificial intelligence and AI-related issues think that our world will change very dramatically once we develop AI capable of performing most of the cognitive work currently reserved for humans. On the other hand, many economists adopt a more cautious stance, expressing doubt regarding the potential for AI to dramatically increase the rate of change. In this conversation, economist Matt Clancy and research scientist Tamay Besiroglu debate the prospects for a radical rupture with historical rates of economic growth and technological progress