In the Media

Graduate student Aidan Toner-Rodgers speaks with Atlantic reporter Jerusalem Demsas about his research examining the productivity of scientists at an R&D lab following the introduction of AI tools to aid in the discovery of new materials. “I think a big takeaway from economic-growth models is that in the long run, really, productivity is the key driver of improvements in living standards and in health,” Toner-Rodgers explains. “I think all the big improvements in living standards we’ve seen over the last 250 years or so really are driven fundamentally by improvements in productivity. And those come, really, from advances in science and innovation driving new technologies.”