Here’s an ambitious question: what impact will AI have on the future of jobs? Since the invention of inventions, workers have always been concerned with potential impact of technology on their jobs. The potential for machines to replace workers has been accompanied by fear and trepidation. Gasoline was poured onto those concerns earlier this decade... Continue Reading →
Coachella diaries – part 1
The OECD’s Global Productivity Forum is like Coachella for economists (if all the acts at Coachella lacked diversity and all the concerts were played in the dated function room of a downtown Marriott). This year, the Forum took place in Ottawa, co-hosted by the Bank of Canada and Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Canada. The... Continue Reading →