I would broaden this to all social science.
We are in uncharted waters. We need fast, smart research on AI that is deeply informed by AI's abilities, is forward-looking, and may not be fully nailed-down. This sort of work is not usually high status in fields, but it is critical.
A few (personal) thoughts on reading empirical AI papers on the economy. Economists have gotten used to reading papers with super clean identification, arguing ...