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On Thursday, April 17 at 5:30 PM EDT, we and MIT Schwarzman College of Computing welcome Arvind Narayanan to discuss his latest book, "AI Snake Oil," co-authored with Sayash Kapoor. The presentation will be followed by a discussion with Daron Acemoglu. Register here: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/ai-snak…

In the The Wall Street Journal, our research affiliate 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 argues that instead of setting benchmarks to encourage automation of human tasks, we should develop AI as a "bicycle for the mind" — a technology that can help us do things better. wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-job…

Dear followers, please find my interview with the MIT New Colossus Project here. youtube.com/watch?v=jp6jtE…

We had a full house yesterday for Arvind Narayanan's presentation on "AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference," co-organized with MIT Schwarzman College of Computing. Thanks to Arvind & all who attended. A recording of the event will be available soon.

I was delighted to join Daron Acemoglu at the MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative to talk about AI Snake Oil with a brief discussion of AI as Normal Technology. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=C3TqcU… Daron Acemoglu MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative

In this clip from our event last week with MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, Arvind Narayanan describes how we can map out the landscape of AI along two dimensions: how well the AI tool works, and how harmful (or benign) it is. Watch a full recording of the event: youtu.be/C3TqcUEFR58

Co-director Daron Acemoglu lays out two possible futures for agentic AI: autonomous AI agents that act on behalf of humans, or AI advisors that support human decision-makers. Which path we take will have far-reaching implications for human agency, inequality, and the labor market.

📅 Tuesday, May 13 ⏰ 6:00 PM ET 📖 Capitalism and Its Critics: A History: From the Industrial Revolution to AI — John Cassidy (with Simon Johnson) 📍 Cambridge Public Library Learn more and register: eventbrite.com/e/john-cassidy… Harvard Book Store

Don't miss this free event next week with Cambridge Public Library and Harvard Book Store. 📅 Tuesday 5/13 ⏰ 6:00 PM ET 📖 Capitalism and Its Critics: A History: From the Industrial Revolution to AI — John Cassidy (with Simon Johnson) 📍Cambridge Public Library Register: eventbrite.com/e/john-cassidy…

Co-director Simon Johnson argues that Trump’s tariffs don’t mean the end of globalization, but rather a remaking of it. The flows of ideas, trade, finance & people will be reorganized, with significant consequences for who wins & loses around the world — and who has good jobs.

Co-director David Autor explains key findings from his recent NBER working paper, co-authored with our research affiliate David Dorn, Gordon Hanson, Maggie Jones, and Bradley Setzler. Read the paper: shapingwork.mit.edu/research/place…

📣 We will soon become the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work! Starting in July, we will usher in a significant new era of research, policy, and education, made possible by a gift from the Stone Foundation. news.mit.edu/2025/mit-econo…

Blueprint Co-Director David Autor and Affiliates Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson will launch the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work in July, thanks to a generous gift from the Stone Foundation. Read more: news.mit.edu/2025/mit-econo…

I'm delighted to announce this next chapter for MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative. Support from the Stone Foundation will enable us — and many others — to focus our efforts towards shaping a labor market that offers opportunity, mobility and economic security to a far broader set of people.

The Minneapolis Fed highlighted research from David Autor and co-authors on the US labor market impacts of the China trade shock, 20 years later. #EconTwitter minneapolisfed.org/article/2025/o…

Co-director Daron Acemoglu explains why the centralized nature of the social media ecosystem, which puts an enormous amount of power in the hands of a few platforms, is a threat to democracy — and why AI may be headed in the same direction.

Starting in July, MIT’s Shaping the Future of Work Initiative will usher in a significant new era of research, policy, and education of the next generation of scholars, made possible by a gift from the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation. bit.ly/4kgmWrd

Co-director Simon Johnson explains why the US auto industry had such a massive increase in productivity in the early 20th century — and how workers were able to benefit, despite widespread automation.

In this video from MIT Sloan Management Review, co-director Daron Acemoglu advises business leaders not to get taken in by AI hype, but to leverage technology "to create better and newer goods and services ... not just cutting costs, but doing new things." sloanreview.mit.edu/video/nobel-la…

“I feel like if we use AI well, it's actually complementary to the knowledge that many people have.” Economist David Autor of MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative discusses changes to the labor market on a new episode of the Social Science Bites podcast. Listen now: ow.ly/H87450W2sNh