Fears of tech-driven job losses often prompt discussion of universal basic income. But do such programs work?

New evidence from Ireland says yes: A pilot UBI for artists cost €72 million but generated €80 million in benefits to the Irish economy.

www.artnews.com/art-news/new...

The NY Times recently published examples of AI use at work: www.nytimes.com/interactive/....

My favorite: A music teacher using ChatGPT to “(More politely) let band students know they didn’t make the cut”. Her prompt: “Make it more Gen X”.

📆 One for your post-summer agendas: the first #AItalk of the season!

🔗 etui.org/ZRp

I have a new research paper that explores the question of whether the gains of new technologies could be more equitably shared between firms and workers. Excited about the results ("win-win" outcomes are possible!) and expanding the scope of this research going forward! Check it out:

Populations are getting older, bringing major challenges for living standards, labour markets & social cohesion.

GDP per capita growth is projected to slow down from 1% to 0.6% across OECD countries due to population ageing.

👉 oe.cd/employment-o...

#EmploymentOutlook