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Week 5: Employment & Economics

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Week 5: Employment & Economics#

Focus: Job displacement, economic implications

📚 Required Readings#

Primary Readings#

  1. “AI and the Future of Work” (30 min)

    • Historical context: previous waves of technological disruption
    • Which jobs are most vulnerable to automation?
    • Retraining and reskilling: what has worked before?

  2. “Economic Inequality and AI” (25 min)

    • Winner-take-all dynamics in AI markets
    • Wealth concentration and market power
    • Policy responses: UBI, wage subsidies, taxation approaches

Supplementary Resources#

  • McKinsey: “The Future of Work After COVID-19” — Selected sections
  • “Race After Technology” by Ruha Benjamin — Chapter on economics

💭 Discussion Prompts#

  1. What economic sectors are most at risk from AI automation in the next 10 years?
  2. How might society distribute the economic gains from AI productivity?
  3. Is job displacement from AI different from job loss from other technologies? How?

📝 Preparation for Class#

  • Research one occupation you’re interested in: How might AI change that field?
  • Find 2-3 policy proposals addressing AI and employment
  • Reflect: Which approach(es) seem most promising to you? Why?

🔗 Related Assignment#

See Week 5 Assignment for this week’s task.