About the MIT Task Force on the Work of the FutureThe remarkable progression of innovations that imbue machines with human and superhuman capabilities is generating significant uncertainty and deep anxiety about the future of work. Whether and how our current period of technological disruption differs from prior industrial epochs is a source of vigorous debate. But there is no question that we face an urgent sense of collective concern about how to harness these technological innovations for social benefit. To meet this challenge, the Institute launched the MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future in spring 2018.MIT Task Force on the Work of the FutureMITTFWF_c0e170fe-24ff-11eb-9a7d-91d00083ea00MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future LeadersDavid AutorCO-CHAIR, MIT TASK FORCE ON THE WORK OF THE FUTURE | Ford Professor of Economics | Labor Studies Program Director, National Bureau of Economic ResearchDavid MindellCO-CHAIR, MIT TASK FORCE ON THE WORK OF THE FUTURE | Dibner Professor of the History of Engineering and Manufacturing | Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics | Founder and CEO, Humatics CorporationElisabeth ReynoldsEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MIT TASK FORCE ON THE WORK OF THE FUTURE | Principal Research Scientist | Executive Director, MIT Industrial Performance Center | Lecturer, Department of Urban Studies and Planning StaffJody GilbertADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT IILaura GuildIPC ADMINISTRATORStefanie KoperniakCOMMUNICATIONS TEAMSarah Jane (SJ) MaxtedMIT TASK FORCE ON THE WORK OF THE FUTURE Associate DirectorSuzanne PintoCOMMUNICATIONS TEAM, MEDIA CONTACTMIT Task Force on the Work of the Future PeopleOur People -- The MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future brings together expertise from a range of disciplines and departments, aiming to develop policy-relevant ideas and insights. We’re supported by various project funders and collaborators.David AutorCO-CHAIR, MIT TASK FORCE ON THE WORK OF THE FUTURE | Ford Professor of Economics | Labor Studies Program Director, National Bureau of Economic ResearchSuzanne BergerDEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE | John M. Deutch Institute ProfessorErik BrynjolfssonDIRECTOR, STANFORD DIGITAL ECONOMY LAB | Senior Fellow, Stanford HAI and SIEPR | Professor Stanford Department of EconomicsJohn GabrieliDEPARTMENT OF BRAIN AND COGNITIVE SERVICES | Grover Hermann Professor, Health Sciences and Technology | Professor, Brain and Cognitive SciencesJohn HartDEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering | Director, Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity (LMP) | MechE Maker CzarYasheng HuangSLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT | International Program Professor in Chinese Economy and Business | Professor, Global Economics and ManagementJason JacksonDEPARTMENT OF URBAN STUDIES AND PLANNING | Assistant Professor of Political Economy and Urban PlanningThomas KochanSLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT | George Maverick Bunker Professor of Management | Professor, Work and Organization Studies | Co-Director, Sloan Institute for Work and Employment ResearchJohn LeonardDEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | Samuel C. Collins Professor of Mechanical and Ocean EngineeringDavid MindellCO-CHAIR, MIT TASK FORCE ON THE WORK OF THE FUTURE | Dibner Professor of the History of Engineering and Manufacturing | Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics | Founder and CEO, Humatics CorporationPaul OstermanSLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT | Nanyang Technological University Professor of Human Resources and Management | Co-director, MIT Sloan Institute for Work and Employment ResearchIyad RahwanMEDIA LAB; INSTITUTE FOR DATA, SYSTEMS, AND SOCIETY | AT&T Career Development Professor of Media Arts and Sciences | Associate Professor of Media Arts and SciencesElisabeth ReynoldsEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MIT TASK FORCE ON THE WORK OF THE FUTURE | Principal Research Scientist | Executive Director, MIT Industrial Performance Center | Lecturer, Department of Urban Studies and PlanningDaniela RusDEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING | Director, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) | Andrew & Erna Viteri Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceSanjay SarmaDEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | Vice President for Open Learning | Fred Fort Flowers (1941) and Daniel Fort Flowers (1941) Professor of Mechanical EngineeringJulie ShahDEPARTMENT OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS | Associate Professor, Department of Aeronautics and AstronauticsTavneet SuriSLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT | Associate Professor of Applied EconomicsKathleen ThelenDEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE | Ford Professor of Political ScienceJohn Van ReenenRONALD COASE SCHOOL PROFESSOR, LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS | Digital Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital EconomyKrystyn Van VlietMATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | Michael (1949) and Sonja Koerner Professor of Materials Science and Engineering | Associate ProvostChristine WalleyDEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY | Professor of AnthropologyMIT Task Force on the Work of the Future Advisory BoardRoger C. AltmanFOUNDER AND SENIOR CHAIRMAN, EVERCOREAna BotinEXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, SANTANDER GROUPCharlie BraunPRESIDENT, CUSTOM RUBBER CORP.Eric CantorVICE CHAIRMAN, MOELIS & COMPANYVolkmar DennerCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, ROBERT BOSCH GMBHWilliam Clay Ford, Jr.EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, FORD MOTOR COMPANYJennifer GranholmFORMER GOVERNOR OF MICHIGANFreeman A. Hrabowski, IIIPRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTYDavid H. LongCHAIRMAN AND CEO, LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCEKaren MillsSENIOR FELLOW, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOLIndra NooyiFORMER CHAIRMAN AND CEO, PEPSICOAnnette ParkerPRESIDENT, SOUTH CENTRAL COLLEGE, MINNESOTADavid RolfFOUNDER AND PRESIDENT EMERITUS SEIU 775Ginni M. RomettyCHAIRMAN AND CEO, IBM CORPORATIONJuan SalgadoCHANCELLOR, CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGOEric E. SchmidtTECHNICAL ADVISOR AND MEMBER OF THE BOARD, ALPHABET, INC.Elizabeth ShulerSECRETARY-TREASURER, AFL-CIODavid M. SiegelCO-CHAIRMAN, TWO SIGMARobert SolowPROFESSOR EMERITUS, MIT ECONOMICSDarren WalkerPRESIDENT, FORD FOUNDATIONJeff WilkeCEO, AMAZON WORLDWIDE CONSUMERMarjorie YangCHAIRMAN, ESQUEL GROUPMIT Task Force on the Work of the Future Research BoardWilliam Boone BonvillianLECTURER, MITRodney BrooksFOUNDER, CHAIRMAN, AND CTO, RETHINK ROBOTICSJoshua CohenDISTINGUISHED SENIOR FELLOW IN LAW, PHILOSOPHY, AND POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY | Faculty Member, Apple UniversityVirginia DignumPROFESSOR OF SOCIAL & ETHICAL AI, UMEÅ UNIVERSITYSusan HelperPROFESSOR, CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITYSusan HousemanVICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, W.E. UPJOHN INSTITUTE FOR EMPLOYMENT RESEARCH | Co-Director, Labor Statistics Program, IZAMartin KrzywdzinskiPRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTERFrank LevyROSE PROFESSOR EMERITUS, MITNichola J. LoweASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CITY & REGIONAL PLANNING, UNC, CHAPEL HILLJoel MokyrPROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS & HISTORY, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYJohn IronsDIRECTOR, FUTURE OF WORK, FORD FOUNDATIONFei-Fei LiPROFESSOR, COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT, STANFORD UNIVERSITYMichael PiorePROFESSOR, EMERITUS, MIT ECONOMICSGill PrattEXECUTIVE TECHNICAL ADVISOR & CEO, TOYOTAMIT Task Force on the Work of the Future Students & ResearchersBen ArmstrongRESEARCH SCIENTIST, INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE CENTER AND INITIATIVE FOR KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION IN MANUFACTURING AT MITAllison ForbesSENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATEChristopher FourieAERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS | PhD CandidateRussell GlynnTECHNOLOGY AND POLICY PROGRAM | Master's StudentGabriel NahmiasPOLITICAL SCIENCE | PhD CandidateLindsay SannemanAERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS | PhD CandidateKevin ShenTECHNOLOGY AND POLICY PROGRAM | Master's CandidateAnuraag SinghFELLOW | System Design and ManagementTimothy SturgeonSENIOR RESEARCHER, MIT INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE CENTERDaniel TraficonteDEPARTMENT OF URBAN STUDIES AND PLANNING | PhD CandidateInez von WeitershausenRESEARCH ASSOCIATE, GOOD COMPANIES, GOOD JOBSAnna Waldman-BrownPHD CANDIDATE, DEPARTMENT OF URBAN STUDIES AND PLANNINGMIT Work of the Future Task Force Project FundersThe MIT Work of the Future Task Force thanks the following organizations for their collaboration and support.Ford FoundationThe Ford Foundation believes in the inherent dignity of all people. But around the world, too many people are excluded from the political, economic, and social institutions that shape their lives.Google.orgGoogle.org brings the best of Google to help solve some of humanity’s biggest challenges — combining funding, innovation, and technical expertise to support underserved communities and provide opportunity for everyone.The Joyce Family FoundationThe Joyce Family Foundation is dedicated to supporting the social, economic and emotional well-being of children and youth by empowering them to develop into healthy, confident, independent contributors to Canadian society.JPMorgan Chase & Co.JPMorgan Chase & Co. is one of the world's oldest, largest and best-known financial institutions.Lumina FoundationLumina Foundation works in partnership with education and business leaders, civil rights organizations, policymakers, and individuals who want to reimagine how and where learning occurs.Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. FoundationThe Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation is a grantmaking organization dedicated primarily to sustained investment in the quality of life of the people of Southeast Michigan and Western New York.Schmidt FuturesAs a venture facility for public benefit, we help people do more for others by imagining what’s possible, applying advanced science and computing thoughtfully, and working together in networks across fields.Siegel Family EndowmentThe Siegel Family Endowment is focused on understanding and shaping the impact of technology on societyTechnological innovations are harnessed for social benefit_c0e17202-24ff-11eb-9a7d-91d00083ea00To tackle uncertainty and anxiety about the future of work_c0e172fc-24ff-11eb-9a7d-91d00083ea00InnovationTechnologyOpportunityInclusionProsperityWorkInvestigate how emerging technologies are transforming the nature of human work_c0e17482-24ff-11eb-9a7d-91d00083ea001How are emerging technologies transforming the nature of human work and the set of skills that enable humans to thrive in the digital economy?_c0e175cc-24ff-11eb-9a7d-91d00083ea00PotentialStudy how technological innovation can be shaped and catalyzed to complement and augment human potential_c0e17716-24ff-11eb-9a7d-91d00083ea002How can we shape and catalyze technological innovation to complement and augment human potential?_c0e17824-24ff-11eb-9a7d-91d00083ea00Opportunity, Inclusion & ProsperityLearn how civic institutions can ensure innovations contribute to equality of opportunity, social inclusion, and shared prosperity_c0e17932-24ff-11eb-9a7d-91d00083ea003How can our civic institutions ensure that the gains from these emerging innovations contribute to equality of opportunity, social inclusion, and shared prosperity?_c0e17a54-24ff-11eb-9a7d-91d00083ea002020-11-12https://workofthefuture.mit.edu/mission/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net