David Autor
MIT Professor | Future of Work & Automation
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David Autor is a leading expert on the future of work and the impacts of automation. As a Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, his research has transformed our understanding of how technology shapes labor markets and the economy.
Autor's influential TED talk on the polarization of job opportunities has reached over 2 million viewers. His keynotes provide data-driven insights on the disruptions ahead and actionable strategies for individuals and organizations to thrive in an automated world.
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Will automation take away all our jobs?
Here's a paradox you don't hear much about: despite a century of creating machines to do our work for us, the proportion of adults in the US with a job has consistently gone up for the past 125 years. Why hasn't human labor become redundant and our skills obsolete? In this talk about the future of work, economist David Autor addresses the question of why there are still so many jobs and comes up with a surprising, hopeful answer.
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