Artificial Intelligence and the Modern Productivity Paradox: A Clash of Expectations and Statistics

Brynjolfsson, Erik, Rock, Daniel, Syverson, Chad·2019·The Economics of Artificial Intelligence

DOI 10.7208/chicago/9780226613475.003.0001

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Authors: Brynjolfsson, E., Rock, D., & Syverson, C.
Venue: The Economics of Artificial Intelligence
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2019
Pages: 23-60
DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226613475.003.0001
OpenAlex: W4230792396
Cited by: 383
References: 0
FWCI: 119.29
Type: book chapter
Language: en
Open access: closed

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