New Seamans paper maps AI adoption evidence and skills-aligned labor policy
robseamans · x · 2026-09-23
Rob Seamans' new article for the Aspen Institute surveys evidence to date on AI adoption, productivity effects, and labor market disruption. Central thesis: with heavy information asymmetry about which skills AI demands, mechanisms for rapid workforce retraining are needed, alongside a skills-aligned policy response.
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