The Fed’s new task forces feature big names in business, from Marc Andreessen to Asha Sharma

Leaders:

• Marc Andreessen, cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz
• Charles I. Jones, Stanford economist
• Asha Sharma, CEO of Microsoft’s AI Platform

Their Mission: Study how artificial intelligence and technological change are affecting productivity, employment, and economic growth.

This is arguably the highest-profile panel. Andreessen has been one of Silicon Valley’s most vocal AI advocates, while Sharma leads Microsoft’s AI Platform business, bringing firsthand experience developing enterprise AI tools.