Emerging technologies catalyze changes in our workplaces, homes, and communities – and as a result, in our economy. Today, a new wave of emerging technology, generative artificial intelligence, is already creating seismic shifts. To deliver on our public service mission, it is crucial that we explore these nascent technologies before they are fully matured so we can better understand their potential impacts on financial institutions, payment systems, and monetary policy.
Through the EmergingTech Economic Research Network (EERN), we will develop deeper insights into the economy of the future. The EERN will funnel, amplify, and serve as an open-source economic research repository for academics, researchers, and technologists at the nexus of emerging technologies and the economy. At its core, EERN is a place for people to exchange ideas and learn about other research and insights across the Federal Reserve System, in academia, and in the private sector.
On this page, you can find economic research and insights on the impacts of emerging technologies as well as economic research conducted using artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Anton Korinek | The Economics of Transformative AI
Join us on April 22 for a live presentation on the economics of transformative AI from Anton Korinek, Professor at the University of Virginia, Department of Economics and Darden School of Business.
Interested in learning more about EERN? Contact Huiyu Li or Kevin Ortiz, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Heads of EmergingTech Economic Research
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Small Businesses at the Frontier of the Generative AI Economy
How is the spread of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools affecting small businesses? Read more about the EERN roundtable with leaders of small-scale enterprises currently integrating GenAI technologies.

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GenAI and Real-World Productivity

GenAI for Economic Opportunity: Early Learnings from Philanthropy and Nonprofits
