MIT Stone Center on Inequality & Shaping Work

The US tax system is biased against workers in favor of machines and algorithms, and has become more so in recent years. Our latest Substack post unpacks research from @DAcemogluMIT and co-authors: mitstonecenter.substack.com/p/how-the-us-t…

How will AI affect workers in lower-income countries? Co-director @baselinescene explains why he is concerned about widespread factory automation.

At our recent fireside chat, co-director @DAcemogluMIT and Michael Sandel discussed how the interests of working people and liberalism came apart, why redistribution isn’t enough to repair the damage, and who has a say in the direction of AI.

Full recording linked below 👇

(1/) Last week, we welcomed Fabien Curto Millet, Google's Chief Economist, to MIT to share his insights on the workforce and economic impacts of AI. He emphasized that the full effect of AI on jobs will include jobs lost, jobs gained, and jobs changed. 🧵

Don't miss our fireside chat this week with @DAcemogluMIT and Michael Sandel on "What Happened to Liberal Democracy?"

📅 Thursday 9/24
🕓 12-1 PM ET
📍 MIT and livestreamed
Link to register below 👇

Co-hosted by the Stone Center and the Leadership Now Project at @MITSloan