MIT forum examines the rise of automation in the workplace
Technologies like robots and artificial intelligence could partner with humans, not oust them from work, research and business leaders say.
Report outlines route toward better jobs, wider prosperity
MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future identifies ways to align new technologies with durable careers.
3 Questions: John Van Reenen on the impact of technology on health care workers
MIT research affiliate describes benefits, implementation, and potential drawbacks of adopting new technology in health care.
Environmental Solutions Initiative puts sustainability front and center at the MIT career fair
New online tool lets students track key metrics on employers’ carbon footprints and encourages more engagement on sustainability issues.
3 Questions: Sanjay Sarma and Bill Bonvillian on new technologies in workforce education
New research examines the application of online learning to workforce education.
3Q: Evaluating skills, education, and workforce training in the US
Professors Kathleen Thelen and Paul Osterman explore the highly fragmented US workforce training system and comparable programs in Europe.
3 Questions: Daron Acemoglu on the US tax system and automation
MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future looks at how the tax system has led to excessive reliance on machines.
J-PAL North America launches research initiative to focus on Covid-19 recovery
The Covid-19 Recovery and Resilience Initiative aims to catalyze evidence-based policy solutions to the challenges posed by the pandemic.
3 Questions: John Leonard on the future of autonomous vehicles
MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future examines job changes in the AV transition and how training can help workers move into careers that support mobility systems.
3 Questions: Thomas Kochan on new policies to shape work of the future
MIT Sloan professor says major transformation of labor law and associated policies are needed for improved worker-employer relationships.
The urban job escalator has stopped moving
Study shows cities have stopped providing middle-class work in recent decades — especially for Black and Latino workers.
Helping artisanal miners in Colombia face the Covid-19 crisis
MIT D-Lab and local community partners to deliver virtual trainings on making masks, hand sanitizer, vertical gardens, and portable chicken coops.
The changing world of work
MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future responds to rapid changes brought by the pandemic.
Study finds stronger links between automation and inequality
Job-replacing tech has directly driven the income gap since the late 1980s, economists report.
Robots help some firms, even while workers across industries struggle
Study finds manufacturing companies that are quick to automate can thrive, but overall employment drops.