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

Simon Johnson at the Commonwealth Club of California

Date
May 22, 2023
Time
6:30PM
Simon Johnson at the Commonwealth Club of California

President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Public Meeting: AI Impacts on Society

Date
May 19, 2023
Time
1:55PM
President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Public Meeting: AI Impacts on Society

Big Ideas Book Series with Simon Johnson

Date
May 18, 2023
Time
4:15PM
Big Ideas Book Series with Simon Johnson

Equitable Growth Presents: Harnessing tech for worker power and inclusive prosperity

Date
May 17, 2023
Time
2PM
Equitable Growth Presents: Harnessing tech for worker power and inclusive prosperity

The Great Debate Over Technology and Prosperity

Date
May 17, 2023
Time
10AM
The Great Debate Over Technology and Prosperity

Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson at the Brattle Theatre

Date
May 16, 2023
Time
6PM
Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson at the Brattle Theatre

Power and Progress Book Preview with Bloomberg Beta

Date
May 5, 2023
Time
12PM
Power and Progress Book Preview with Bloomberg Beta

How Tech Meets Work

Date
May 2, 2023
Time
12PM
How Tech Meets Work

“Fireside Chat” with former Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker

Date
April 14, 2023
Time
5:15PM - 8PM
Location
Samberg Conference Center, 50 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139
“Fireside Chat” with former Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker

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