Event
WEdnesday SALON – AI and the End of Work (Again)
- Attendance on site
- Language EN
Event
WEdnesday SALON – AI and the End of Work (Again)
From the dawn of mechanization to the rise of AI, machines have taken over task after human task – transforming work, making us richer, and testing our ability to adapt. Is this time different?
For as long as we have built machines, we have built them to take over human work. Work did not end. It was transformed: what we do, how it is organized, and where it happens. Collectively, this made us richer, moving labor to more productive uses and spurring investment in education, training and health. But adjustment had a price, paid unevenly: some learned new skills or moved, some retired early or took jobs where their skills lay idle. Institutions mattered: workers fared better where countries invested in them and gave them a voice. AI parallels past technologies, but also differs. Can this time be different?
About Ljubica Nedelkoska
Ljubica Nedelkoska studies how people and economies adapt to technological change. She is a faculty member at the Complexity Science Hub and a co-director of the Growth CoLab at the Central European University. She has a background in economics (PhD) and public administration (MA), and a soft spot for the technology panics of centuries past.
Schedule
18:00 — Ljubica Nedelkoska shares insights on “the big question”18:50 — Open discussion – “Salongespräch”19:20 — Drinks & get together20:00 — End
What is the WEdnesday SALON?
A public event at the Complexity Science Hub where leading scientists explore big questions in language everyone can understand. No background knowledge needed.
Inspired by Vienna’s turn-of-the-century salons, the WEdnesday SALON brings science into an open conversation – inviting everyone to listen, ask questions, and join the discussion. It’s a SALON for the WE.
🎤 This WEdnesday SALON will be moderated by science communicator Aashima Dogra-Freitag.
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