Brynjolfsson and Acemoglu answer "Will AI take my job?" on NPR
erikbryn · x · 2026-11-05
MIT economists Erik Brynjolfsson and Daron Acemoglu answer listener questions in a new NPR Planet Money / The Indicator segment, "Will AI take my job? Ask an economist!", discussing AI's real impact on jobs.
The two are the canonical opposing voices in AI-economics research (Brynjolfsson more optimistic, Acemoglu more skeptical), making this worth a listen; the full hourlong conversation is available to NPR+ members.
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