AI tools have become widespread since news of ChatGPT-3.5 prompted me, in early 2023, to make an OpenAI account. I remember sitting in a coffee shop, sipping on a latte, and holding a half-dozen “conversations” with the newly released model.I asked it a series of math questions. I asked it about politics and about poetry. I asked it to write me a short story. I even asked it questions about niche topics like Settlers of Catan to see if it “understood” strategy in the context of a game. And, of course, I asked it about economics.

Stefanie Stantcheva, an accomplished economist, has been named the Clark Medalist for 2025 for her significant contributions to the field of public economics. 

John N. Friedman has been named as the inaugural dean of Brown University's Thomas J. Watson Jr. School of International and Public Affairs. 

Maxi Günnewig, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bonn, has won the Philipp Sandner Award in Digital Finance Research from the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and WM Gruppe. 

Julia Cagé (Professor of Economics, Science Po) and David Yanagizawa-Drott (Professor of Economics, University of Zurich) have been honored with the 2025 Yrjö Jahnsson Award for their impactful research on political economy and media.