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“Not Future Possibilities but Present Realities”: How AI Agents Are Reshaping Economic Research
Economics in the Age of AI Agents Over the past two years, the way economists conduct research has undergone a profound structural transformation. In his 2025 NBER Working Paper AI Agents for Economic Research , Anton Korinek argues that the research community is moving from simple conversational systems such as ChatGPT to a new paradigm centered on autonomous AI agents. These systems integrate text generation with planning, memory, and tool use, enabling them to execute mult
Nov 17
Using AI in Qualitative Research
On October 15, New Scholars hosted a webinar featuring Stine Grodal and Henri Schildt on using AI for qualitative studies. Here is A Best Practice Guide to AI-Augmented Qualitative Research based on Stine and Henri's paper and their webinar. 1.0 Introduction: A New Frontier for Qualitative Inquiry New artificial intelligence (AI) tools are fundamentally reshaping the landscape of knowledge work, creating both significant opportunities and profound challenges for the qualitati
Oct 26
A Critical Examination of LLMs usage in the Context of Qualitative Research
AI and qualitative research As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) rapidly transforms the landscape of scientific research,...
Oct 10
Echoes in AI: Why Large Language Models Struggle with Plot Diversity
AI creativity compared to human imagination: while large language models generate patterns based on training data, human creativity draws...
Sep 2
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