About this episode

Erik Brynjolfsson discusses the impact of AI on jobs and the future of work.

Erik Brynjolfsson is the Stanford economist who has spent 30 years measuring what technology actually does to jobs. He wrote "The Second Machine Age," directs the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, and just published "Canaries in the Coal Mine" — the paper showing AI has already cut employment 16% for workers under 25 in the most exposed jobs. If you're trying to figure out where your career goes in an AI world — which side of the line your job is on, and what to do about it — this one is for you. Topics: AI and jobs, future of work, automation, career advice, AI agents, entry-level jobs, economics of AI, Erik Brynjolfsson, Stanford Digital Economy Lab, Silicon Valley Girl Links: 📌 Subscribe to my free newsletter where I go deeper on AI tools, career strategies, and building with AI: ⁠⁠https://siliconvalleygirl.beehiiv.com/subscribe?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=futureproof-sub&utm_content=ErikBrynjolfsson ⁠⁠⁠ 𝕏 : ⁠⁠https://x.com/siliconvalleymm⁠⁠ 🔗 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/⁠⁠ 💼 LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinamogilko⁠⁠ 📌 My Companies & Products: ⁠⁠https://Marinamogilko.co

People in this episode

Host: Marina Mogilko

Guest: Erik Brynjolfsson

Topics covered

• AI and jobs
• future of work
• automation
• career advice
• economics of AI

Keywords

• AI
• jobs
• automation
• career growth
• economics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stanford Digital Economy Lab

Books & works: The Second Machine Age, Canaries in the Coal Mine

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