So, you know not to blindly trust "experts" ... right? Case in point: this is not an unbiased group of economists!

"Anton Korinek, a University of Virginia professor currently embedded with Anthropic, framed the urgency in historical terms: "Steam, electricity, and computers each gave societies decades to adapt; AI may give us only a few years." ..."

"... Industry representation on the signatory list is notable, with Reuters reporting that it includes Sarah Friar, who serves as OpenAI's finance chief, Jeff Dean of Google $GOOGL -1.31% DeepMind, and Jack Clark, one of Anthropic's founding figures."

In other words, these are people from an industry that has a strong financial interest in selling the idea that their products are world-changing. But, if you blindly accept the word of anyone trying to make a buck off you, without thinking critically ... well, OP you really need to contact me offline about this great bridge I have for sale ...