History Already Tells Us the Future of AI
DARON ACEMOGLU & SIMON JOHNSON
David Ricardo, one of the founders of modern economics in the early 1800s, understood that machines are not necessarily good or bad. His insight that whether they destroy or create jobs all depends on how we deploy them, and on who makes those choices, could not be more relevant today.
Work in the Future Will Fall into These 4 Categories
JOHN BOUDREAU
Organizations are more boundary-less, agile, global, and transparent — and will be even more so in the future. Work and workers (yes, humans) will always be essential to organizations, but organizations themselves will be more diverse, and work will be organized, structured, and done in new ways, increasingly through arrangements outside of regular full-time employment. How can leaders navigate this new digital work ecosystem? How should your organization plan for the changes ahead?
Navigating the future of work: A case for a robot tax in the age of AI
MICHAEL J. AHN
In an era characterized by declining birthrates and the urgent need for enhanced productivity, the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics stands as a dual-edged sword, promising unprecedented efficiency while posing challenges to the economic and social structure through the potential displacement of human workers across both manual and professional fields. As we navigate this new technological revolution, the integration of automation into our workforce and economy moves to an imminent and practical concern.
Why we must abolish all work to truly be free
HELEN HESTER, NICK SRNICEK
Recent years have seen many proposals for how to reduce the time we spend working. But they too often neglect the considerable burden of domestic labor and other care work, disproportionately borne by women.
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