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AI's Rise: Skills at Risk, Inequality Looms

7/4/2025

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MIT economist David Autor cautions that AI could devalue skills instead of eliminating jobs.
He envisions a "Mad Max" scenario where skills lose value, leading to fierce competition for resources.
A Salesforce study forecasts that 23% of workers may be redeployed due to rising AI adoption.
Autor stresses the importance of designing AI to enhance worker support and access to essential services.
He calls for collective decisions to prevent technology from exacerbating inequality.

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MIT economist David Autor cautions that AI could devalue skills instead of eliminating jobs.
He envisions a "Mad Max" scenario where skills lose value, leading to fierce competition for resources.
A Salesforce study forecasts that 23% of workers may be redeployed due to rising AI adoption.
Autor stresses the importance of designing AI to enhance worker support and access to essential services.
He calls for collective decisions to prevent technology from exacerbating inequality.