Will You Still Have a Job When the Robots Arrive? AI and its Impact on the Workforce

Description

Associated Program:
John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum
Speakers:
Jason Furman
Francesca Rossi
Wilson White
Co-Sponsors:
The Future Society

Jason Furman
Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Chairman, White House Council of Economic Advisors (2013-2017)
Francesca Rossi
AI Ethics Global Leader, IBM Research
Wilson White
Public Policy and Government Relations Senior Counsel, Google
Greg Ip (Moderator)
Chief Economics Commentator, The Wall Street Journal

Jason Furman, former Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors to President Obama, Francesca Rossi, AI Ethics Global Leader at IBM research, Wilson White, Public Policy and Government Relations Senior Counsel, Google, joined moderator Greg Ip, Chief Economics Commentator The Wall Street Journal, onstage to discuss the future of Artificial intelligence and its impact on the workforce. The panelists discussed, among other things, AI and its influence on the employment rate, how AI will improve quality of life, and new regulations around AI.