Finding Meaning (and Money) in the AI Age

Betsey Stevenson is a labor economist at the University of Michigan, and she was an economic adviser to President Obama. Betsey’s problem is this: How can we create a world where the benefits of AI are broadly shared?

Betsey draws on history – including how the invention of household appliances created a crisis of meaning for American women – to understand how we should respond to the challenge of AI. And she suggests policies to help spread the wealth AI could bring.

In this episode, Betsey explains: 

• How Engels’ Pause serves as a warning for workers
• How 20th century women adapted to automation
• How AI has changed life for college students
• The argument for taxing AI firms and distributing the proceeds to the public

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