3D printers will allow consumers to become producers of their own products; in-depth knowledge of 3D printing by industry will ultimately realize its potential.
As globalization, technology, and new business models transform jobs, tasks, and skills, there is increased urgency around creating paths to the middle class.
The MITx course traditionally focused on issues relating to labor policy and organization, however, inequality, automation, and equality and diversion now rule.
A common thread in my research working in the Interactive Robotics Group is envisioning a team of humans and autonomous agents accomplishing more together than alone.
MIT's WotF project hopes for a future in which new technologies are shaped by our institutional & technological choices to help people live fuller, happier lives.
'Twas the Dawn of the Robots. A poem written by Anna Waldman-Brown and Eric Protzer in January 2019.
The nature of work is changing, and as we consider ways to ensure equal opportunity, social inclusion, and prosperity, education is often presented as the answer.
This blog creates an opportunity for the MIT community to write about their ideas, research, and reflections on the relationship between technology, work, and society.