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AI and the Future of Work

Speaker

Tom M. Mitchell (Carnegie Mellon University)

Host

Neil Thompson
MIT FutureTech

March 20 2025

1:00P - 2:00P

Location

32 - 386B
FutureTech Lab

ABSTRACT:

The U.S. National Academies released a report on "AI and the Future of Work" in November 2024.   The speaker, Tom Mitchell, co-chaired this study, along with Erik Brynjolfsson.   In this seminar, Mitchell will present the key findings and recommendations of this study, followed by his own current thoughts about how AI is evolving, and how the government can help all of us in the workforce prepare for its job impacts.  We will leave plenty of time for a free-ranging discussion as well.

BIO: 

Tom M. Mitchell is the Founders University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, where he founded the world's first Machine Learning Department.   His research interests include machine learning, artificial intelligence, cognitive neuroscience, and the impact of AI on society.   Mitchell has testified to a variety of U.S. congressional committees regarding potential uses and impacts of artificial intelligence, and recently co-chaired a U.S. National Academies study on AI and the future of work.  He is an elected member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a Fellow and Past President of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI).  

Link:

 www.cs.cmu.edu/~tom

Add to Calendar 2025-03-20 13:00:00 2025-03-20 14:00:00 America/New_York AI and the Future of Work ABSTRACT:The U.S. National Academies released a report on "AI and the Future of Work" in November 2024.   The speaker, Tom Mitchell, co-chaired this study, along with Erik Brynjolfsson.   In this seminar, Mitchell will present the key findings and recommendations of this study, followed by his own current thoughts about how AI is evolving, and how the government can help all of us in the workforce prepare for its job impacts.  We will leave plenty of time for a free-ranging discussion as well.BIO: Tom M. Mitchell is the Founders University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, where he founded the world's first Machine Learning Department.   His research interests include machine learning, artificial intelligence, cognitive neuroscience, and the impact of AI on society.   Mitchell has testified to a variety of U.S. congressional committees regarding potential uses and impacts of artificial intelligence, and recently co-chaired a U.S. National Academies study on AI and the future of work.  He is an elected member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a Fellow and Past President of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI).  Link: www.cs.cmu.edu/~tom TBD