![]() Autor's research suggests that computers killed a range of jobs in manufacturing and offices that once provided solid opportunities to Americans without a college degree.īut new empirical evidence suggests that the age of AI could be different. Autor calls it "job polarization." Basically, computers have been great for the jobs of high-income, college-educated workers, but not so great for the jobs of everyone else. ![]() Since the 1990s, Autor and his colleagues have uncovered a mountain of evidence about this. But, Autor says, with concerted efforts and smart policies, we can bring the dream of a more prosperous and more equal economy into reality.įor the last four decades, technology has been mostly a force for greater inequality. Even in this cheery scenario, AI will profoundly disrupt the job market. ![]() But, if we get our act together, the age of Artificial Intelligence could be one in which we rebuild the middle class, says MIT's David Autor, one of the top labor economists in the world.Īutor sees a potential future where we harness the power of AI to create a whole bunch of good jobs for people who have been left behind over the last few decades. ![]() The rise of smart machines opens up some scary possibilities for our economy, for our democracy, even, in the most catastrophic scenarios, for our continued existence as a species. We are witnessing a technological revolution unfolding in real time. ![]()
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