Research aims to guide decision-makers on real-world effects of artificial intelligence on American workers
Case Western Reserve University economics professor Mark Schweitzer has joined a new, multi-university research collaboration examining the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on workers and the labor market-an urgent area of inquiry as AI adoption accelerates across industries.
The $1.6 million project is supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and led by Carnegie Mellon University's Block Center for Technology and Society and MIT's FutureTech. Researchers from eight academic institutions-including the University of Pittsburgh, Northeastern University, the University of Virginia and the California Policy Lab-are contributing their expertise, along with collaborators from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
"This is an important opportunity to bring rigorous, data-driven insights to some of the most pressing economic questions of our time," said Schweitzer, whose research at Case Western Reserve and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland focuses on labor markets and regional economics. "By pooling knowledge across institutions, we can better understand where AI is helping workers-and where it's leaving them behind."
During the next two years, the team will work to improve labor-market data and produce both academic research and policy-relevant reports, he said. The goal is to support research-driven decision-making by employers, labor organizations and government.
