Courses Train Students to Test AI Takeoff

Professors are assigning students AI tools not just to learn capabilities but to gather and track empirical indicators that decide whether AI will cause a rapid economic growth shock or only slow, long‑run effects. This pedagogical shift treats AI as a disciplined research instrument embedded in curricula rather than an exotic lab toy. — If students are trained to use AI as an empirical adjudication tool, universities will seed a cohort whose methods and evidence choices can reshape public debate and policy about AI’s economic impact.