How will New Technology Affect the Future of Work?

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English - March 01, 2021 00:00 - 8 minutes - 604 MB Video - ★★★★ - 256 ratings
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Contributor(s): Professor Alan Manning | Many fear the impact of robots and AI on the demand for labour in the future. Such techno-angst is nothing new and perhaps we can learn from the past what we need to worry about - and what we don't.
Meet our speaker
Alan Manning is Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics at LSE and Director of the Community Programme at the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at LSE (@CEP_LSE), which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.
Let us know what you think or ask Alan a question after you have watched the film via Twitter @alanmanning4 #LSEFestival
This film is part of the 'Festival Shorts' series, 10-minute talks by LSE experts released during Festival week.
Keywords: Technology, work, future of work, Alan Manning, AI, labour, Shaping the Post-COVID World.