16 Nobel Laureates & AI Leaders Warn: Window to Address AI's Economic Impact Is Closing Fast

More than 200 economists and AI researchers (including 16 Nobel laureates and representatives from Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic) released a joint statement warning that the window to address AI's economic impact is closing fast. The statement says AI's transformation may surpass the Industrial Revolution but happen in a shorter timeframe. It currently offers no specific measures, and existing research has not found significant effects on labor markets. This consensus alerts policymakers and executives: even without visible shocks now, AI-driven economic structural changes may accelerate suddenly. Companies should prepare in advance for retraining, tax reforms, and social safety net adjustments, rather than react after unemployment changes abruptly.