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Welcome to the RFBerlin Podcast Series, presented by the ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin, dedicated to disseminating cutting-edge research on the economy and labour market to the academic community and beyond.
We invite leading economists to discuss the key challenges the labour market and its workers are facing. Hear what they think about recent economic trends; the impact of new technologies, outsourcing, or migration; and what governments can do to mitigate turbulences. The podcast brings you up to date with the latest empirical research without asking you to move, do math or touch data, but by meeting you where you are.
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2. Handbook Talk with Daron Acemoglu: Will AI replace jobs or improve them?
How will the rise of AI change our jobs? Should workers have a say in how and when AI is deployed?
In this episode of our podcast series, dedicated to the new editions of the Handbook of Labor Economics, Professor Daron Acemoglu clarifies the nuances of these ongoing trends.
Daron Acemoglu, a renowned economist and Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is a leading researcher in macroeconomics, political economy, and labor economics. Based on his extensive work on technical change, AI and innovation, his insights are both influential and timely.
In this episode, Professor Acemoglu emphasizes that technological progress does not automatically lead to better jobs or higher wages. There is no disagreement that the current generation of AI technologies is pretty impressive, as they are doing things that many people thought impossible. He argues that there is a feasible and socially desirable pro-human, pro-worker direction of AI. At the same time, he warns us about the current direction of technological development which may hinder human agency.
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