30 min

AI is Disrupting Canada’s Labour Landscape Disruptors

    • Entrepreneurship

New technology has rarely led to fewer jobs, though it often impacts the way we work — eliminating old ways of doing things to create new opportunities.

To mitigate workforce disruption from the rise of AI and automation, we must invest in our people to enhance the value of expertise and enable valuable work.

But how do we ensure that AI is constructive and not destructive?

On this episode, we’re joined by David Autor, a renowned labour force economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), who has spent his career studying the consequences of technology on jobs and the economy.

New technology has rarely led to fewer jobs, though it often impacts the way we work — eliminating old ways of doing things to create new opportunities.

To mitigate workforce disruption from the rise of AI and automation, we must invest in our people to enhance the value of expertise and enable valuable work.

But how do we ensure that AI is constructive and not destructive?

On this episode, we’re joined by David Autor, a renowned labour force economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), who has spent his career studying the consequences of technology on jobs and the economy.

30 min

More by RBC

RBC's Markets in Motion
RBC Capital Markets
Pathfinders in Biopharma
RBC Capital Markets
The Download with David Richardson
RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM)
The 10-Minute Take
RBC Thought Leadership
Disruptors
RBC Thought Leadership, John Stackhouse
The Sound of Small Business
RBC