London - Economics of Transformative AI Hackathon
This event is for the local London hacksite run by Joshua Landes. It will run at LISA on Sat and Sun - please join the Fri component virtually here.
As AI capabilities advance rapidly, we face unprecedented economic questions:
How will transformative AI reshape labor markets and productivity?
What distributional effects might emerge, and how can we ensure broad-based prosperity?
What governance structures and incentive systems might guide beneficial AI development?
These questions demand rigorous economic analysis from diverse perspectives.
Organized by Apart Research in collaboration with BlueDot Impact, this sprint builds on BlueDot's "Economics of Transformative AI" course, providing participants with an opportunity to apply economic theory to practical research questions. While the course provides a foundation, the sprint welcomes all economists with strong analytical backgrounds interested in applying their expertise to AI safety challenges.
The sprint follows a three-phase structure:
pre-event development of open research questions
an intensive weekend of collaborative research
post-event opportunities for exceptional projects to receive continued support through our fellowship program.
Join us in developing the economic tools and frameworks needed to navigate one of this century's most consequential transitions.
To participate you will also need to sign up here: https://apartresearch.com/sprints/economics-of-transformative-ai-research-sprint-2025-04-25-to-2025-04-27