Events

Featured Event

AI Snake Oil with Arvind Narayanan

Date
April 17, 2025
Time
5:30PM - 6:30PM EST
Location
MIT Schwarzman College of Computing / virtual

The MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative and the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing welcomed Arvind Narayanan, Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University, to discuss his latest book, AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference, co-authored with Sayash Kapoor. The presentation was followed by a discussion with Daron Acemoglu, MIT Institute Professor and Co-Director of the Shaping the Future of Work Initiative, along with audience Q&A.

Past Events

IFTF Ten-Year Forecast 2023 — Working Through the Future of AI

Date
September 12, 2023
Time
11AM
IFTF Ten-Year Forecast 2023 — Working Through the Future of AI

Inaugural Lecture: World Bank Sustainable Development and Infrastructure Practices

Date
September 11, 2023
Time
12AM
Inaugural Lecture: World Bank Sustainable Development and Infrastructure Practices

Ivo Pezzuto Forward-Thinking Lab

Date
June 24, 2023
Time
12AM
Ivo Pezzuto Forward-Thinking Lab

Markus’ Academy: Daron Acemoglu on Power and Progress

Date
June 14, 2023
Time
12:30PM
Markus’ Academy: Daron Acemoglu on Power and Progress

World Bank hosts Simon Johnson

Date
June 13, 2023
Time
10:15AM
World Bank hosts Simon Johnson

Creative Destruction Lab Super Session

Date
June 13, 2023
Time
12AM
Creative Destruction Lab Super Session

People Over Robots: How policy distorts decisions around automation

Date
June 12, 2023
Time
10AM
People Over Robots: How policy distorts decisions around automation

Lunchtime book talk at EconCon 2023

Date
June 9, 2023
Time
12:30PM
Lunchtime book talk at EconCon 2023

IMF Artificial Intelligence’s Economic, Social and Trade Impacts: A Conversation with Daron Acemoglu and Gary Marcus

Date
June 8, 2023
Time
12PM
IMF Artificial Intelligence’s Economic, Social and Trade Impacts: A Conversation with Daron Acemoglu and Gary Marcus

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