Will AI Take Your Job - or Make You Better at It? | Lindsey Raymond, Microsoft Research

Is generative AI replacing workers—or helping them thrive? In this episode of Agents of Tech, we explore how AI is transforming the global workforce. Economist Lindsey Raymond (Microsoft Research), co-author of a groundbreaking study with Erik Brynjolfsson and Danielle Li, joins us to unpack how AI tools are boosting productivity, equalizing skills, and reshaping the modern job.We cover:AI’s impact on job creation and automation (World Economic Forum’s 2025 forecast)Why AI helps junior workers most—but might demotivate top performersHow “editor over producer” is becoming the new workplace modelWhether AI narrows or widens global inequalityWhat skills will remain uniquely humanHow AI tools can power faster business scaling—and redesign the nature of jobs🎧 Featuring: Lindsey Raymond, Microsoft ResearchAutria Godfrey, Laila Rizvi & Stephen Horn, Agents of Tech hostsSubscribe for more deep dives into AI, tech, and the future of work. 🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and share.Papers and Reports: https://academic.oup.com/qje/article/140/2/889/7990658?login=falsehttps://www.weforum.org/publications/the-future-of-jobs-report-2025/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4cS-BhDGARIsABg4_J3j8i_TwZLC_yzLxuOzrfHphxgBT02X0IWMRTUUYM27PICz30xiJRsaAvEUEALw_wcB#GenerativeAI #FutureOfWork #ArtificialIntelligence #AIandJobs #AIAutonomy #WorkplaceTransformation #ErikBrynjolfsson #LindseyRaymond #AIProductivity #AgentsOfTech

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*Where big questions meet bold ideas* Agents of Tech is a video podcast exploring the biggest questions of our time—featuring bold thinkers and transformative ideas driving change. Perfect for the curious, the thoughtful and anyone invested in what’s next for our planet. Hosted by Stephen Horn, former BBC producer turned entrepreneur and CEO, Autria Godfrey, Emmy Award-winning journalist and Laila Rizvi, neuroscience and tech researcher, the show features conversations with trailblazers reshaping the scientific frontier.