The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and cutting-edge automation technologies is revolutionizing the way we work and how economies function. It is the latest tool in a toolkit of automation technologies that perform tasks previously performed by humans, in both physical and cognitive tasks and ranging from routine to increasingly complex roles. As AI continues to advance, it is set to displace workers from many traditional tasks, while simultaneously creating demand for new kinds of work in both manufacturing and services.
However, the consequences of this technological shift raise important concerns. In this event, Professor Tyson will explore the ways AI might reshape the labour market, potentially deepening inequalities, and discuss how the benefits of intelligent automation tools ultimately depend not only on their technological design but on the design of intelligent policies.
The event will be held at Palazzo Buontalenti, the premises of the Florence School of Transnational Governance, EUI. All are welcome to attend. Please register, indicating if you will attend in person or online.
Laura D. Tyson is a Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley and she chairs the Blum Center for Developing Economies Board of Trustees at UC Berkeley. She is the co-chair of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Council of Economic Advisors. From July 2018 to December 2018, she served as Interim Dean of Berkeley Haas. Previously, she was the Dean of London Business School (2002-2006) and the Dean of the Berkeley Haas (1998-2001). Tyson was a member of the US Department of State Foreign Affairs Policy Board and a member of President Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness and the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board. She served in the Clinton Administration as the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (1993-1995) and as Director of the National Economic Council (1995 – 1996). She is a member of the Board of Directors of Stem Inc., Lexmark International Inc., and Apex Swiss Holdings SARL. She is the co-author of Leave No One Behind, a report for the United Nations’ High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment.