AI TRENDS | Fed Names a16z Co-Founder Marc Andreessen to Co-Lead Task Force on AI, Productivity, and Jobs

The U.S. Federal Reserve has appointed a16z co-founder Marc Andreessen to help lead a task force examining artificial intelligence, productivity, and jobs. According to NS3.AI, the group will study how general-purpose technologies could influence employment and productivity. The task force’s findings are intended to help the central bank better inform its policymaking. The Fed said the panel will assess potential labor-market and productivity effects tied to broad, economy-wide technologies.