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Agrawal, Ajay; Gans, Joshua S; Goldfarb, Avi Artificial Intelligence: The Ambiguous Labor Market Impact of Automating Prediction 2019 Article Automation, Employment Artificial Intelligence, Labor Markets, Automation, Job Futures, Work Prediction, Machine Learning
Citation Agrawal, Ajay; Gans, Joshua S; Goldfarb, Avi 2019 Article J. Econ. Perspect. Artificial Intelligence Labor Markets Automation Job Futures Work Prediction Machine Learning Automation Employment

"Artificial Intelligence: The Ambiguous Labor Market Impact of Automating Prediction"

by Agrawal, Ajay; Gans, Joshua S; Goldfarb, Avi (2019)

Abstract

Recent advances in artificial intelligence are primarily driven by machine learning, a prediction technology. Prediction is useful because it is an input into decision-making. In order to appreciate the impact of artificial intelligence on jobs, it is important to understand the relative roles of prediction and decision tasks. We describe and provide examples of how artificial intelligence will affect labor, emphasizing differences between when automating prediction leads to automating decisions versus enhancing decision-making by humans.

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Artificial Intelligence, Labor Markets, Automation, Job Futures, Work Prediction, Machine Learning

Themes

Automation, Employment

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