Today Anthropic announces the Economic Futures Program, an initiative to fund research and design public policies that help you understand how artificial intelligence is reshaping work and the economy. It's an effort that connects data, research and concrete proposals so the conversation about AI stops being just opinion and becomes useful evidence for real decisions. (anthropic.com)
Qué es el Economic Futures Program
The program rests on three clear pillars: research, evidence-based policy and economic measurement. Why three? Because data feed research, research informs proposals, and proposals need evidence to be credible and applicable in the real world.
- Research grants: financial support and API credits for empirical studies on AI's effects on employment, productivity and value creation.
- Evidence-based policy: forums and symposia that bring together researchers, policy makers and practitioners to craft and evaluate actionable proposals.
- Measurement and data: expansion of the
Economic Indexto build longitudinal datasets that let you track AI use and economic impact over time. (anthropic.com)
Cómo funcionará en la práctica
Anthropic has set dates and concrete amounts so this doesn't stay as promises: they'll offer rapid grants up to $50,000 for empirical research, with applications accepted continuously and the first awards expected by mid-August. They'll also hold symposia in Washington, DC and in Europe in fall 2025; proposals for the DC symposium are due July 25, 2025 and for Europe September 12, 2025. (anthropic.com)
Interested in collaborating as an institution? Anthropic is also seeking strategic partnerships with research centers, offering API credits and resources to support larger studies. If you have an institutional proposal, you're invited to contact them and describe the project you want to support. (anthropic.com)
¿Por qué esto importa ahora?
Public discussion about AI is often full of hypothetical scenarios: Will I lose my job? Will new jobs appear? What happens to productivity? To move from hypothesis to policy we need longitudinal data and empirical analysis that show what's already happening in the labor market and where opportunities or risks are emerging.
Anthropic already started with its Economic Index as a first step to publish data and studies about AI use in the economy; the new program expands that approach toward funding and public policy forums. (anthropic.com)
Society's response to AI is not predetermined; the decisions we make today will shape how the benefits and costs of these technologies are distributed.
Cómo puedes aprovecharlo (investigadores, responsables y emprendedores)
- If you're an independent researcher or part of a university: consider applying for the rapid grants for empirical studies. Think about concrete questions and data you can collect or analyze.
- If you work in public policy: submit evidence-based proposals to present at the symposia; these spaces are looking for actionable recommendations, not manifestos.
- If you represent a research institution: explore strategic partnerships — there are API credits and resources available for collaborative projects.
For more details on applications, dates and requirements, Anthropic publishes the program guide and application processes on its official site, and offers a contact channel for institutions and questions about the program. (anthropic.com)
Cierre — ¿y ahora qué?
Are you worried AI will make certain jobs obsolete, or excited it might create new opportunities? Both can be true. What's useful is turning those worries into precise research questions and concrete public policies: what data do we need? What regulatory frameworks work? How do we support workers through the transition?
Anthropic's announcement doesn't answer all those questions, but it offers resources and a framework to start answering them with evidence. Will you join the conversation from research, public administration or entrepreneurship? That's how solutions stop being futurism and become real tools for people.