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Princeton University's Markus Brunnermeier hosts conversations with leading academics and policymakers on the global economy, global politics, and artificial intelligence.

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    A Mini-Series on AI for Economic Theorists & Mathematicians, Part 1: Core Uses of AI for Economic Theory | Markus' Academy | Ep. 166-1

    Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/ai-for-economic-theorists-and-mathematicians Link to sign up for the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/ Pietro Ortoleva and Fedor Sandomirskiy joined Markus' Academy for a mini-series on AI for economic theorists and mathematicians. This is episode 1. Both are economic theorists at Princeton University.In this first video, Pietro sets out where AI fits into theory research. Unlike mathematics, a theory paper does not set out to prove a stated conjecture; it searches for a fixed point between defensible assumptions, interesting statements, and proofs that certify them. AI changes the cost of each loop of that search. Pietro lists seven use cases for AI in theory, and argues that sketching is the most underused of them. On proofs, frontier models can now generate reliable proofs of the kind of model economists typically write. The higher-value uses are attack (a hostile referee hunting for weak steps), repair (which assumption rescues a false statement) and inspiration: even a wrong proof can point to the right route.Timestamps:[0:00] Introduction, and economic theory as a fixed point[5:12] Seven use cases, and why sketching is the most underused[8:46] Proofs: attack, repair, and inspiration[15:12] Extensions, microfoundations, simplifications

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Princeton University's Markus Brunnermeier hosts conversations with leading academics and policymakers on the global economy, global politics, and artificial intelligence.

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