All Blog Posts
These blog posts are written by TAP academics, TAP staff members, and on occasion by guest bloggers. TAP’s purpose for this section of the site is to present information, points of view, research, and debates directly from the academics and guest experts.
Blog Results: 4
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Recap of the Economics of Robots Conference
Publication Date: May 26, 2023
NYU Professor Rob Seamans and Michael Impink provide key takeaways from this year’s Economics of Robots Conference. Topics discussed include trends on robot adoption, generative AI, and impact of robots on human labor.
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What Occupations Will ChatGPT Most Likely Impact?
Publication Date: March 24, 2023
Given the recent dramatic increases in AI language modeling capabilities, Professors Ed Felten (Princeton), Rob Seamans (New York University), and Manav Raj (University of Pennsylvania) collaborated to explore how ChatGPT and other AI language modelers will affect jobs and industries.
Featuring
Edward FeltenTAP Scholar
Rob SeamansTAP Scholar
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Erik Brynjolfsson: Why Using AI to Augment Human Capabilities Has More Value Than Automation
Publication Date: February 24, 2023
Stanford Professor Erik Brynjolfsson discusses the perils of focusing AI development on systems that outmatch human capabilities as opposed to systems that complement humans.
Featuring
Erik BrynjolfssonTAP Scholar
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Nicholas Bloom Discusses the Future of Work in a Post-Pandemic World
Publication Date: February 13, 2023
Stanford economics professor Nicholas Bloom shared his learnings from two decades of researching remote work on the Recalibrate Reality podcast. Professor Bloom states, “The reality of 2022 onwards is that hybrid is here to stay.”
Featuring
Nicholas BloomTAP Scholar