Impact of Tech on Society

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Future of Work Tech’s Impact on Economic Equity Tech’s Impact on Racial and Gender Equity

Impact of Tech on Society Scholars

Recent Impact of Tech on Society Blog Posts

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Recap of the Economics of Robots Conference

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 SeamansTAP Scholar

TAP Guest Blogger

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What Occupations Will ChatGPT Most Likely Impact?

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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TAP Staff Blogger

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Edward FeltenTAP Scholar

Rob SeamansTAP Scholar

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Erik Brynjolfsson: Why Using AI to Augment Human Capabilities Has More Value Than Automation

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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TAP Staff Blogger

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Erik BrynjolfssonTAP Scholar

Recent Impact of Tech on Society Academic Article Summaries

ACADEMIC ARTICLE SUMMARY

How Will Language Modelers like ChatGPT Affect Occupations and Industries

2023

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 FeltenTAP Scholar

Rob SeamansTAP Scholar

ACADEMIC ARTICLE SUMMARY

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

2019

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 FeltenTAP Scholar

Rob SeamansTAP Scholar

Manav Raj

ACADEMIC ARTICLE SUMMARY

Accountable Algorithms

2017

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 FeltenTAP Scholar