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Smarter Robots, Better People
I once hoped that generative artificial intelligence (AI) might leave manufacturing, which bore the brunt…
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An Own-Goal H1-B Policy
The Trump administration’s proposed $100,000 surcharge on H-1B visa applications raises significant questions about the United States’…
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Augment or Automate? Two Competing Visions for AI’s Economic Future
Sometimes coincidences are just coincidences, and sometimes they actually tell us something important. On Monday,…
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Learning by Doing: AI, Knowledge Transfer, and the Future of Skills
In a recent blog, I discussed Stanford University economist Erik Brynjolfsson’s new study showing that young college graduates…
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C’mon Student Athletes: Flex Those (Noncognitive) Muscles
For many years, I was a skeptic of school-based athletic programs. As a student government,…
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Did the Canaries Just Die?
Over the past few months, news about the unemployment tribulations of recent college graduates has…
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When Human Fatigue Becomes AI’s Weakest Link
“Extreme work” is back, and it isn’t pretty. Reports from the AI sector point to…
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Goldman: Stories of Workforce Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated
The “smart money” has weighed in on potential AI employment impacts. The best way to…
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Is AI Making Your Gastroenterologist Stupid? Probably Not.
Artificial intelligence is transforming everything, including the universally-dreaded colonoscopy—the frontline tool for preventing colorectal cancer….
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Humans Are the Loop
Lightcast, a labor market analysis firm, recently released Beyond the Buzz: Developing the AI Skills Employers…
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Beyond Anecdotes
In a reversal of economic history, Microsoft, Intel, and other tech giants are using artificial…
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Reasonable Panic
Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick is quietly launching the next wave of food automation through his new venture, CloudKitchens….