MIT study: new tech occupations favor the young and educated — will AI follow suit?

Friends, I want to share from the AI world: an MIT study led by D. Autor analyzes who acquires new tech occupations in post‑war USA.

- New jobs are more likely taken by graduates under 30 and concentrated in cities; in 1950 ≈7% of workers were in new occupations, in 2011–2023 ≈18%.
- New occupations confer a wage premium, but it diminishes as expertise spreads.
- In the 1940s–50s, government investment produced demand for new occupations (85–90% of new labor was technological).

Why this matters: AI can destroy tasks or create new occupations — it depends on investment and policy.

What steps are needed to ensure AI creates quality jobs?

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