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Stay Tuned with Preet

Is AI Coming for Our Jobs? (with David Autor)

Stay Tuned with Preet

Vox Media Podcast Network

News, Society & Culture, Politics, Government

4.832.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2023

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

David Autor, economics professor at MIT, is widely regarded as one of the top labor economists in the world. Preet and Autor discuss what artificial intelligence tools will mean for jobs, and how technological innovations have impacted the labor market from the Industrial revolution until today. Plus, a U.S. Attorney resigns after investigations by multiple federal watchdog agencies found evidence of ethics violations. Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Preet and Autor discuss the value of engineering as a profession in the age of AI. To listen, try the membership for just $1 for one month: cafe.com/insider. For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/is-ai-coming-for-our-jobs-with-david-autor/ Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #AskPreet, email us your questions and comments at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

From Cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network, welcome to Stay Tuned.

0:06.0

I'm Pete Barara.

0:08.0

If you say, well, what are the big technological transitions of the last, you know, couple hundred years, right?

0:12.0

They move out of agriculture, they're the rise in mass production, the computer era, and now the AI era that we're in.

0:19.0

That's David Otter. He's the Ford Professor of Economics at MIT, and widely regarded as one of the leading labor economists in the world.

0:33.0

His scholarship focuses on the ways in which advances in technology have impacted the labor market from the industrial revolution to the present.

0:41.0

Otter's attention these days is squarely on artificial intelligence, and what tools like Chatchy PT will mean for jobs like the United States.

0:48.0

Otter joins me to discuss which jobs are most at risk from new technologies, why he's optimistic that AI can help revitalize the middle class, and whether the very notion of human expertise will have value going forward.

1:03.0

That's coming up. Stay tuned.

1:06.0

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1:21.0

You're saying goodbye to gas stations and hello to open roads.

1:24.0

With the growing network of public charging stations, you'll be able to charge your EV while you shop, work, or do whatever you want to be doing with your time.

1:32.0

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1:43.0

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2:17.0

Now let's get to your questions.

2:22.0

Hi, this is Steven Indiana. I've just read two great dramatic stories. One about Ms. Rollins, the US Attorney in Boston, who's about to be brought up on charges, I think, for quite a list of violations, taking money, taking gifts, and fixing some things for a preferred political candidate.

2:49.0

I'm looking forward to hearing you and maybe Ms. Vance talk about these things that's pretty rare. So thank you much.

2:58.0

Love your shows.

2:59.0

Well, see, thanks for your question. Joyce Vance and I do on the insider podcast this week, talk at some length about the transgressions that are set forth in an inspector general report with respect to the US Attorney in Massachusetts, who just resigned as of last week because of the seriousness of the allegations.

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