Labor

Artificial intelligence expert Timnit Gebru on the challenges researchers can face working at tech companies, and how to protect them.

Phyllis Wallace took part in a landmark 1970s AT&T discrimination case and researched the working lives of young Black women.

Artificial intelligence doesn’t have to trigger a loss of jobs and privacy, writes MIT economist Daron Acemoglu. But only if we modify our approach.

Having built new norms during COVID-19, firms should now focus on operations, employee experience, customer experience, and organizational culture.

Research topics include analyzing firm behavior, data-driven sequential decision-making, inequality and worker power, and renewable energy integration.

New technologies are upsetting status structures in the workplace. How can managers introduce them without driving a wedge between coworkers?

Successful and ethical artificial intelligence programs take into account behind-the-scenes ‘repair work’ and ‘ghost workers.’

A new working paper details an average 6.2% boost in productivity when workers were paid earlier in a project.

A new research brief from MIT examines what digital innovation means for workers, training, and strategy at U.S. firms.

Six illustrations we loved this year.