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How AI could help rebuild the middle class

May 17, 2023 · 21m
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  • MIT labor economist David Autor argues that AI could reverse four decades of technology-driven inequality and help rebuild the middle class
  • Presents empirical evidence suggesting AI could enhance worker productivity across a wider array of jobs rather than simply replacing workers
  • Contrasts AI's potential with past technological disruption that concentrated wealth, offering optimism for more equitable economic outcomes

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