a16z MarcAndreessen joins the Federal Reserve's AI Working Group to study the impact of AI on productivity and employment

The Federal Reserve announced that a16z co-founder Marc Andreessen will join the "Productivity and Jobs" working group led by Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh to study the impact of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies on economic growth, job markets and productivity. Members of the working group also include Charles I.Jones, professor of economics at Stanford University (currently on sabbatical) and Asha Sharma, Microsoft executive vice president and head of Xbox. It is reported that MarcAndreessen had previously publicly supported Walsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve. He once said on social platform X that Walsh "combines economic and financial insight, as well as a deep understanding of technology and business."