About this episode

David Autor discusses how AI could potentially reduce inequality in various fields.

David Autor is a labor economist at MIT. He has written about how the arrival of personal computers increased inequality among American workers. But when it comes to AI, David thinks there could be a different outcome.  Read David’s article about AI in Noema Magazine .  In this episode, David explains:  How computers increased the wage gap between college and non-college educated workers Why AI’s ability to supplement expertise may open up expert fields to more people  How AI could make healthcare and legal services cheaper What fields will still experience rapid devaluation of skills due to AI  The “no regrets” policies that the US could enact to help ease the impact of AI   Connect with us: Follow Jacob Goldstein on LinkedIn , X and Instagram Email us at problem@pushkin.fm   Follow Pushkin on Instagram , LinkedIn or X   Listen to Jacob’s other show, Business History  To listen to the show early and ad free, sign up for Pushkin+ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Jacob Goldstein

Guest: David Autor

Topics covered

• AI
• inequality
• economics
• healthcare
• legal services
• wage gap
• expertise

Keywords

• AI
• inequality
• David Autor
• healthcare
• legal services
• wage gap
• expertise
• economics

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Organizations: MIT, Noema Magazine, Pushkin, iHeartPodcasts

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