Webinar with Nobel Laureate Simon Johnson: Technology and Global Inequality in the Age of AI
Gothenburg U-GOT KIES centre and the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce Dallas welcome you to a lecture by Simon Johnson, Professor, MIT Sloan School, and Nobel Laureate 2024.
Professor Johnson´s lecture at this webinar addresses the impact of generative AI on jobs and incomes, where current debates contrast techno-optimism and techno-pessimism. Based on his co-authored book Power and Progress (with D. Acemoglu), Professor Johnson provides insights into historical trends and current debates about how technology impacts jobs, income and global inequality. He concludes with insights into an active role for policy to shape AI use.
Moderator & organizer: Maureen McKelvey, Professor, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Date & time: Wednesday 12 march, 8 am - 9 am CST
Venue: Digital lecture. Link will be sent out a day before the lecture
Speaker: Nobel Prize Laureate Professor Simon Johnson
Free event, registration required
Register here: https://link.gu.se/Events/6929/Apply
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Date and Time
Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CDT
Please not that the time for the webinar is 14:00-15:00 (Sweden) / 8:00-9:00 am (Dallas, USA)