This past weekend, Planet Money traveled to San Francisco to attend the annual meeting of the American Economic Association (as well as other economic associations). It’s the biggest professional event for American economists. Econ nerds met, networked, tried to get jobs, shared ideas, and presented hundreds of academic papers. By far, the hottest topic at this year’s conference was artificial intelligence. The studies presented at the conference suggested that the big AI job massacre is not happening (at least not yet), that AI seems more likely to help workers become more productive rather than outright replace them (at least in most industries), and that AI’s ultimate effects on inequality are still a mystery. AI wasn’t just a big theme within the walls of the conference. Driving over the Bay […]
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