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Uncertainty & Technology: The Adaptability Imperative of Automation
Episode 103

Uncertainty & Technology: The Adaptability Imperative of Automation

Hardly Working with Brent Orrell

August 31, 20231h 7m

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Show Notes

As AI permeates our world, many are forecasting transformational impacts on work and the economy. With AI, the future is highly uncertain, but it's imperative that we prepare workers to the best of our ability today. In this episode, we bring you a live event with Brent and Shane Tews, a nonresident senior fellow at AEI and head of AEI’s Tech Policy Center, on the intersection of AI, skills, and the workforce. Here, Brent and Shane speak to AEI’s 2023 Summer Honors students and offer advice on how future workers like them can thrive in an AI-driven world.

Mentioned in the Episode

UPenn/OpenAI 2023 study on exposure to AI

Claude

ChatGPT

Bard

Dr. Nouriel Roubini

OECD Employment Outlook 2023: AI and the Labor Market

Polanyi’s paradox

Stanford University 2023 study on use of AI in call centers

The Age of AI: And Our Human Future (2021 book)

Precautionary principle

McKinsey & Company 2023 study on generative AI