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mitshapingwork.bsky.social
On @pitchforkeconomics.bsky.social, co-director @davidautor.bsky.social discusses his research findings on the impacts of globalization — and why these impacts can look very different for places versus people.

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Reposted by: David Autor, Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson

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📣 Come work with us!

📊 We're hiring Predoctoral Researchers to work closely with @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @davidautor.bsky.social, and @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social

📅 Apply by September 21 to meet the priority deadline: shapingwork.mit.edu/careers/

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Reposted by: David Autor

mitshapingwork.bsky.social
Co-director @davidautor.bsky.social was interviewed on @cbsnews.com about how AI is affecting job searches, particularly for entry-level workers.

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How is artificial intelligence affecting job searches?
AI has already become a disruptor in the labor market, as job postings declined over the past year by 6.7%, with entry-level positions especially hard-hit. But not all industries are affected by the p...
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Reposted by: David Autor

mitshapingwork.bsky.social
In @theatlantic.com, co-director @davidautor.bsky.social and James Manyika explain why we should insist on developing AI as a collaboration tool, not just for automation — and what this would look like in practice.

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A Better Way to Think About AI
AI can be used to automate tasks—and entire jobs. But it could also be designed to collaborate with humans. David Autor and James Manyika on why we should focus on the latter:
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mitshapingwork.bsky.social
Co-director @davidautor.bsky.social explains findings from his new research with Neil Thompson. Automation (including AI) can make a job more or less "expert," raising or lowering wages, depending on the nature of the tasks it removes and/or creates.

Watch the full clip: youtu.be/1lOOKvufS4w
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mitshapingwork.bsky.social
We congratulate co-director @davidautor.bsky.social , whose book "The Work of the Future" (co-authored with Elisabeth Reynolds and David Mindell) has been selected as the winner of the inaugural 2025 @mitpress.bsky.social Faculty Book Award.

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MIT Press announces new Faculty and Alumni Book Awards
The MIT Press established a new Faculty and Alumni Book Awards program and today announced its inaugural winners.
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mitshapingwork.bsky.social
📣 We will soon become the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work!

Starting in July, we will usher in a significant new era of research, policy, and education, made possible by a gift from the Stone Foundation.

news.mit.edu/2025/mit-eco...
MIT Department of Economics to launch James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work
The MIT Economics department will launch the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work, led by Daron Acemoglu and co-directors David Autor and Simon Johnson, t...
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Reposted by: David Autor

mitshapingwork.bsky.social
"One of the great challenges of our era is to figure out how to create tools, AIs, that support people using their expertise better and learning faster."

Hear more from @davidautor.bsky.social on the Possible podcast with @reidhoffman.bsky.social: youtu.be/MGKUTVyqJlI
A Threat Bigger than China | MIT Economist David Autor
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Reposted by: David Autor, Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson

mitshapingwork.bsky.social
The MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative is now the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work. Hear from our co-directors @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @davidautor.bsky.social, and @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social about our mission and goals for the years ahead.
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Reposted by: David Autor

mitshapingwork.bsky.social
(1/4) When some job tasks are automated, do the tasks that remain become more or less valuable? 🧵👇

In a new working paper, @davidautor.bsky.social and Neil Thompson argue the answer depends on how much expertise is required for the tasks still done by humans.
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mitshapingwork.bsky.social
A recent article from @stanfordhai.bsky.social highlights insights from co-director @davidautor.bsky.social on how automation affects jobs — and why focusing solely on a job's exposure to automation misses the point.

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Assessing the Real Impact of Automation on Jobs | Stanford HAI
MIT economist David Autor argues that focusing on exposure alone misses the nuances of how experts and nonexperts experience task shifts.
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mitshapingwork.bsky.social
We asked co-director @davidautor.bsky.social if he thinks US tariffs and trade policy signal the end of the globalization era.

He explains: "I don't think globalization is over, but I think the US leadership of globalization may be over."
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Reposted by: David Autor

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“I feel like if we use AI well, it's actually complementary to the knowledge that many people have.”

Economist @davidautor.bsky.social ‪of @mitshapingwork.bsky.social discusses changes to the labor market on a new Social Science Bites episode.

Listen now: www.socialsciencespace.com/2025/06/davi...
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by David Autor

davidautor.bsky.social
I'm delighted to announce this next chapter for @mitshapingwork.bsky.social. Support from the Stone Foundation will enable us — and many others — to focus our efforts towards shaping a labor market that offers opportunity, mobility and economic security to a far broader set of people.
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MIT Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work @mitshapingwork.bsky.social · May 13
📣 We will soon become the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work!

Starting in July, we will usher in a significant new era of research, policy, and education, made possible by a gift from the Stone Foundation.

news.mit.edu/2025/mit-eco...
MIT Department of Economics to launch James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work
The MIT Economics department will launch the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work, led by Daron Acemoglu and co-directors David Autor and Simon Johnson, t...
news.mit.edu
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mitshapingwork.bsky.social
Co-director @davidautor.bsky.social explains key findings from his recent NBER working paper, co-authored with our research affiliate @profdaviddorn.bsky.social, Gordon Hanson, Maggie Jones, and Bradley Setzler.

Read the paper: shapingwork.mit.edu/research/pla...

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