Top AI Professor Toby Walsh to Deliver Lecture on the Real Impact of AI on Jobs
TobyWalsh · x · 2026-08-13
Scientia Professor Toby Walsh from UNSW will deliver the 2026 Foenander Lecture at the University of Melbourne on Sept 3rd, titled The Real Impact of AI on Jobs.
The talk will re-examine past dire predictions about AI-driven mass unemployment, such as the famous 2013 Oxford University study claiming "47% of jobs are at risk of automation," and explore the actual impact of AI on the future workforce.
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