transitions

Q: Many people are concerned about AI replacing jobs. How do you see AI being designed and used in the workforce? A: It is unlikely that we’ll see a rapid loss of jobs in any single occupational category. Most new technologies, like in previous rounds of rapid technological change, are changing tasks, not complete jobs,…

Much of the public conversation about generative AI and work focuses narrowly on job loss or productivity gains. But research by Professor of Sociology Chris Benner draws on lessons from past technological transitions and current work on AI to inform how innovation can improve our work now and in the future.  For industries like food…