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The latest Substack article from the Stone Center (linked below) covers findings from my recent paper with @DAcemogluMIT, Keelan Beirne, and Andrew Scott on demographic change and the macroeconomy.
New research from @DAcemogluMIT, @davidautor and co-authors finds that lower birth rates have not slowed economic growth over the past 70 years, and in fact have increased productivity per worker.
Read more on Substack: mitstonecenter.substack.com/…
The MIT Stone Center, which I co-direct with @DAcemogluMIT and @baselinescene, just launched a Substack newsletter (linked below). The first post shares findings from my recent paper with Caroline Chin, Anna Salomons and Bryan Seegmiller on understanding new work.
📢 We're on Substack!
Subscribe to our newsletter, The Work Ahead.
The first post explores recent research from @davidautor & co-authors on what makes new work different from more work — and why new work is a key force offsetting the effects of automation.
mitstonecenter.substack.com/
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What does a pro-worker application of AI look like in practice?
Co-director @davidautor describes Schneider Electric's Electrician's Assistant tool, which provides real-time field support to electricians and electrical engineers, making their expertise more effective.
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What happened to US workers when China joined the WTO, and how have these workers fared since? How should policymakers respond?
Co-director @davidautor spoke with @HarvardGSAS about his research on the continued impacts of the China Shock.
gsas.harvard.edu/news/david-…
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MIT researchers @davidautor and @ProfNeilT joined the @csail_alliances podcast to talk about why AI’s impact on jobs hinges less on automation and more on how well the technology is designed to work with humans. bit.ly/4rJhlhb
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Co-director @davidautor explains the difference between automation technologies and collaboration technologies — and why there is huge untapped potential for AI to be used as a collaboration tool.
I'm pleased to share the release of the 2026 International AI Safety Report, for which I was a reviewer. The report represents the largest global collaboration on AI safety to date. Learn more here: internationalaisafetyreport.…
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.@MIT prof and leading authority on work, @davidautor, joins 3 Takeaways to discuss a radical possibility: using AI to "democratize" elite expertise and move millions of people into higher value jobs.
A nurse practitioner could take on some of a doctor's work, or a legal assistant could handle tasks once done by senior partners.
Listen to A Smarter, More Hopeful Future of Work - If We Get AI Right on 3 Takeaways, the top 1% podcast: 3takeaways.com/episodes/davi…
💬 Join the conversation: How do you feel about the possibility of moving people up with ai?
#MiddleClass #AIStrategy #DavidAutor #3Takeaways #FutureOfWork #podcast
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📅 Join us on Tuesday, January 27 from 1-5 PM EST for a symposium on wealth inequality – its origins and political philosophy, its national and global contexts, and its connections to authoritarianism.
See the agenda and register: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/w…
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In The Digitalist Papers, co-director @davidautor and @ProfNeilT envision potential scenarios for how AI will transform work.
“Automation’s impacts on both employment and wages depend not only on how many tasks are automated, but which," they write.
digitalistpapers.com/vol2/au…
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New episode of Teach Economics 🎙️
I talk with MIT economist @davidautor @MIT about the human side of AI:
• Why AI won’t replace human judgment
• How students can use AI as a collaborator, not a crutch
Listen here 👉 stlouisfed.org/education/tea…
#TeachEconomics #AI #EconEd
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On Tuesday, December 2 at 11:00 AM EST, co-director @davidautor will deliver a presentation on Expertise, Artificial Intelligence, and the Work of the Future, organized by @pearson. Register for the webinar here: pearson.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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📅 Join us on 11/3 as we officially launch the Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work! The event will feature a series of discussions at the intersection of technology, the future of work, and inequality. See the agenda and register: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/s…
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On @PitchforkEcon, co-director @davidautor discusses his research findings on the impacts of globalization — and why these impacts can look very different for places versus people.
Listen here: pod.link/pitchforkeconomics/…
Recovery for places ≠ recovery for people.
When the economy changes, so do the people doing the work.
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📣 Come work with us!
📊 We're hiring Predoctoral Researchers to work closely with @DAcemogluMIT, @davidautor, and @baselinescene
📅 Apply by September 21 to meet the priority deadline: shapingwork.mit.edu/careers/
@predoc_org @econ_ra #Econ_RA
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Co-director @davidautor was interviewed on @CBSNews about how AI is affecting job searches, particularly for entry-level workers.
cbsnews.com/news/how-is-arti…
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In @TheAtlantic, co-director @davidautor and James Manyika explain why we should insist on developing AI as a collaboration tool, not just for automation — and what this would look like in practice.
theatlantic.com/technology/a…
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Co-director @davidautor explains findings from his new research with @ProfNeilT. Automation (including AI) can make a job more or less "expert," raising or lowering wages, depending on the nature of the tasks it removes and/or creates.
Watch the full clip: youtu.be/1lOOKvufS4w
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How can the U.S. best respond to China’s rapid innovative sector growth?
In a New York Times op-ed, Blueprint Co-Director @davidautor and Gordon Hanson outline 4 core principles that could help the U.S. manage what they describe as “China Shock 2.0”: nytimes.com/2025/07/14/opini…
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"One of the great challenges of our era is to figure out how to create tools, AIs, that support people using their expertise better and learning faster."
Hear more from @davidautor on the Possible podcast with @reidhoffman and @AriaIrene: youtu.be/MGKUTVyqJlI
