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Economists Show AI Bringing Positive Impact to Workplaces

Stanford-based economist https://www.brynjolfsson.com/ is surprisingly cheery about AI’s ultimate impact. “I wouldn’t be surprised 50 years from now, people looked back and say, wow, that was a really seminal set of inventions that happened in the early 2020s…

The three economists conclude AI “increases worker productivity, improves customer sentiment, and is associated with reductions in employee turnover.”

AI’s impact varied depending on a worker’s experience and skill level, “with the greatest impact on novice and low-skilled workers, and minimal impact on experienced and highly skilled workers.”

“[O]ur findings raise questions about whether and how workers should be compensated for the data that they provide to AI systems,” the researchers write.