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MIT labor economist; Ford Professor of Economics; leading researcher on technology and employment
I think we have a collective interest in managing this transition well. And if successful, we will be more affluent. We will have more possibilities. But it does not follow that those will be at all evenly distributed unless we take actions in that direction.
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AI Verified The quote is authentic. The Issues in Science and Technology page dated January 13, 2026 contains the full passage verbatim in the transcript, and the surrounding transcript shows Sara Frueh’s question followed by Autor’s answer running through the quoted lines, so the statement is correctly attributed to David Autor. The page is co-bylined, but the transcript itself identifies the speaker as Autor. ([issues.org](https://issues.org/david-autor-economist-ai-future-work/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 1d ago
AI Unverifiable Quote attributed to David Autor (MIT labor economist): "I think we have a collective interest in managing this transition well. And if successful, we will be more affluent. We will have more possibilities. But it does not follow that those will be at all evenly distributed unless we take actions in that direction." Year 2026 confirmed (issues.org, published March 23, 2026). Vote "for" on statement "The economic gains from frontier AI should be shared with every person on Earth" aligns correctly — Autor stresses that gains will not be evenly distributed unless we take deliberate action, supporting broad sharing. The source_url (issues.org) returned HTTP 403 to WebFetch. However, web search corroborated the quote essentially verbatim with correct attribution and date. Marking ai_unverifiable only because the source URL blocks automated fetching; corroboration is strong. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 21d ago
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