AI’s Real Impact on Jobs and Productivity
From This Week in Business by The Wharton School
May 15, 2026 · 14 min
About this episode
Peter Cappelli discusses the impact of artificial intelligence on jobs and productivity.
Peter Cappelli, Wharton Professor of Management, discusses why artificial intelligence has yet to significantly replace jobs, how companies are navigating AI investments and organizational change, and what new graduates should understand about the evolving workforce and productivity landscape. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: The Wharton School
Guest: Peter Cappelli
Topics covered
- artificial intelligence
- jobs
- productivity
- organizational change
- workforce
- investments
Keywords
- AI
- jobs
- productivity
- organizational change
- workforce
- investments
- new graduates
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Wharton School
Products: artificial intelligence
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