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Work of the Future MIT @workofthefuture
Joined February 2018
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New employee demands inform workforce standards for *where* they work.#work3.0 forbes.com/sites/forbesbusin…
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MIT School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences@MIT_SHASS
11 Jan 2023
Can we remedy "the long afterlife of the China shock?" MIT economist @davidautor proposes four kinds of interventions policies to help U.S. communities that have not yet rebounded from the economic impacts of open trade with China. news.mit.edu/2021/david-auto…
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"so-so automation". news.mit.edu/news-clip/popul…
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Liz Reynolds@LizBeckReynolds
3 Nov 2022
Rejoining the Twitter world with a new handle at an interesting time...just left the NEC as SAP for Manufacturing and Econ. Dev. Work of the Future issues alive and well, now in context of an Admin working to address inequality and rebuild manufacturing nytimes.com/2022/11/02/opini…

Opinion | ‘Elites Are Making Choices That Are Not Good News’ (Published 2022)

White working-class support for right-wing populism is hardening.

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Pumpkin carving of the future #MIT youtu.be/LJABZ6xu1QU

MIT Metropolis Pumpkin Maker Social — October 2022

Festive seasonal making in Metropolis makerspace (6C-006B) yesterda...

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MIT Sloan research on artificial intelligence and machine learning | MIT Sloan

An AI productivity boom is coming. Here’s what managers need to know to roll out intelligent technology that’s ethical and worker-centric.

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Lynn Thoman
@LynnThoman
25 Oct 2022
What role will robots & AI play? @MIT @workofthefuture task force co-chair @davidautor shares on the work of the future on the new #3Takeaways episode: 3takeaways.com/episodes/mit-… Hard-won wisdom: life & career lessons from today's thought leaders on #3Takeaways, the top 2% podcast
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"First, humans have been underestimated. It turns out that we (well, many of us) are really amazing at what we do....." #AI nytimes.com/2022/10/07/opini…

Opinion | In the Battle With Robots, Human Workers Are Winning (Published 2022)

Technologists have long been warning that robots will replace human workers. It doesn’t seem to be happening.

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MIT School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences@MIT_SHASS
5 Oct 2022
Education Divides Everything, Including Life and Death: MIT Economist @davidautor and colleagues reported on the debilitating consequences for working class men of the “China shock”—that is, of sharp increases in manufacturing competition with China. nytimes.com/2022/10/05/opini…

Opinion | ‘There Are Two Americas Now: One With a B.A. and One Without’ (Published 2022)

Education divides everything, including life and death.

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So what makes a good job, well, good? There’s now actually a working definition for employers to read and heed. time.com/charter/6219396/goo…
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Software robots are gaining ground in white-collar office world crainscleveland.com/technolo… via @CrainsCleveland @davidautor

Software robots are gaining ground in white-collar office world

From Bloomberg: First they came for factory jobs. Then they showed up in service industries. Now, machines are making inroads into the kind of office work once thought to be the exclusive preserve of...

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forbes.com/sites/forbesbusin… via @Forbes #gigeconomy
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MIT School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences@MIT_SHASS
15 Sep 2022
Pandemic Staffing & the Robot Revolution: MIT economist @DrDaronAcemoglu says automation has exacerbated wage inequality in the US over the past 40 years and that pay gaps could worsen without planning for the time when workers return to the labor market: wbur.fm/3TfkxQZ

Pandemic staffing challenges may be spurring the robot revolution

Massachusetts, which has a cluster of more than 400 robotics companies, is shaping a new, more automated workforce.

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John Bersentes
@JohnBersentes
25 Jul 2022
I’m excited to #talkopportunity with Ben Armstrong @workofthefuture, Lisa Dewey-Mattia @PANYNJ, @rebeccalilian0 @ideo, and @DanielleDigest @washingtonpost about job design during technological change. Join me July 27 for this @AspenJobQuality event. aspeninstitute.org/events/fo…

Video: Designing Jobs During Technological Change

Technology can replace workers or make work less fulfilling. But it can also complement workers’ skills and improve wages, safety, and employee engagement.

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Pleased to have our book on the Enterpriser Project's Summer reading list. @davidautor @davidmindell @katieatredhat enterprisersproject.com/arti…

7 books that CIOs should read this summer

As many of us dip our toes back in the water of travel and in-person events this year, those hour

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MIT SA P@mitsap
21 Jun 2022
Automation isn't the biggest threat to our factory jobs. An #MITdusp researcher explores how tech improves workers' jobs via @WIRED bit.ly/39C3c2V

Automation Isn't the Biggest Threat to US Factory Jobs

German factories have more robots than their US counterparts—so why are Americans four times more likely to leave their manufacturing jobs?

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Former WotF Co-Chair @davidautor is named the the Foreign Affairs Policy Board by Sec. Blinken executivegov.com/2022/06/sta…
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The labor shortage is temporary according to #MIT's @Acemoglu bit.ly/3M9ALGr

Robot orders increase 40% in first quarter as desperate employers seek relief from labor shortages,...

Robots are providing a temporary salve for businesses confronted with the tightest job market since World War II, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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Remarkable science: Exploring our AI and robot-supported future @wbur @MIT #AI wbur.org/onpoint/2022/05/24/…

Remarkable science: Exploring our AI and robot-supported future

On May 13, the Day of AI, we brought together a panel of experts to talk about the future of AI and robots. This is the first installment of our series Remarkable Science -- featuring conversations...

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mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-… #manufacturing #IPC #BenArmstrong @TomKochan

Practical ways to tackle manufacturing’s labor crunch | MIT Sloan

A panel of practitioners explores how to solve worker shortages and offers three best practices for success.

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