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Anita Allen

Anita Allen

Colleges / Universities: University of Pennsylvania

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Bennett Capers,

Bennett Capers

Colleges / Universities: Fordham University

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Colleen Chien

Colleen Chien

Colleges / Universities: Santa Clara University

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danah boyd

danah boyd

Colleges / Universities: Microsoft New England Research & Development Center

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Recent Impact of Tech on Society Blog Posts

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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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Rob Seamans

Rob SeamansTAP Scholar
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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.
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Edward Felten

Edward FeltenTAP Scholar

Rob Seamans

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.
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Erik Brynjolfsson

Erik BrynjolfssonTAP Scholar
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Recent Impact of Tech on Society Academic Article Summaries

ACADEMIC ARTICLE SUMMARY

How Will Language Modelers like ChatGPT Affect Occupations and Industries

Article Published Year: 2023
Summary:

A method that assesses which occupations will be most affected by artificial intelligence (AI) predicts that advances such as ChatGPT will have significant effects in education and financial services.

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Edward Felten

Edward FeltenTAP Scholar

Rob Seamans

Rob SeamansTAP Scholar
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ACADEMIC ARTICLE SUMMARY

The Occupational Impact of Artificial Intelligence: Labor, Skills, and Polarization

Article Published Year: 2019
Summary:

A new impact study may be used to measure the effect of progress in artificial intelligence (AI) on specific occupations. Since 2010, progress in AI has had the greatest effect on high-income occupations.

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Edward Felten

Edward FeltenTAP Scholar

Rob Seamans

Rob SeamansTAP Scholar

 Manav  Raj

Manav Raj
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ACADEMIC ARTICLE SUMMARY

Accountable Algorithms

Article Published Year: 2017
Summary:

Computers now make many decisions formerly made by humans. Procedures used to oversee human decision-makers cannot be applied to computers. This article describes technological tools to help developers design algorithms consistent with social goals.

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Edward Felten

Edward FeltenTAP Scholar

Joel R. Reidenberg

Joel R. ReidenbergTAP Scholar

 David G. Robinson

David G. Robinson

 Harlan Yu

Harlan Yu

 Joanna Huey

Joanna Huey

 Joshua A. Kroll

Joshua A. Kroll

 Solon Barocas

Solon Barocas
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