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Will artificial intelligence solve the ‘productivity paradox?’

April 25, 2023

Louis Hyman historian of work and business at Cornell University’s school of Industrial and Labor Relations, argues that, like previous technological advances, AI offers potential spur innovation, while also making workers more productive, and is more likely to free up workers to do more challenging and important work. At the same time, Hyman notes, AI can also be used to automate existing jobs and exacerbate inequality.

Economics and Business
Labor Relations & Human Resources
Cornell Tech

As the digital economy grows, home becomes the workplace of the future

January 3, 2019

This Labor Day, more workers than ever are reaching for the American dream through flexible jobs made possible by technology. Louis Hyman, a gig economy expert and author of “TEMP: How American Work, American Business, and the American Dream Became Temporary,” says that work is evolving from a corporate model to an alternative, more flexible model offering opportunity through the digital marketplace.

Economics and Business
Law and Policy

Upstate New York ride-hailing drives gig economy

June 29, 2017

Louis Hyman, professor of history and labor at Cornell University and expert on the gig economy, says that Uber and Lyft’s new presence in New York State – much like the advent of industrial jobs in the 19th century – is disrupting, but also expands the opportunities for workers and consumers.

Industrial and Labor Relations

Cornell experts on coronavirus - Impact on the economy and industries

May 12, 2020

Experts at Cornell University are available to discuss the coronavirus in terms of its many impacts on economic productivity, inequalities as well as specific disruptions to various industries. 


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