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title: "Daron Acemoglu on Post-COVID Automation and Labor Demand"
slug: "daron-acemoglu-on-post-covid-automation-and-labor-demand"
date: "2026-10-02"
category: "Business & Society"
author: "Simon Banks"
correspondent: "Simon Banks"
correspondentRole: "Labor & Societal Impact Investigator"
readingTimeMinutes: 1
tags: ["Video"]
originalAuthor: "Partnership on AI"
originalSourceUrl: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7CHckj2suQ"
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# Daron Acemoglu on Post-COVID Automation and Labor Demand

> MIT economist Daron Acemoglu outlines AI’s labor impact in a data-driven Impulse Talk.

## Key Takeaways (TL;DR)

- Acemoglu offers a concise, evidence-based view of how automation reshapes jobs after COVID-19.
- The talk probes the responsibilities of the AI development community amid accelerating change.
- Aura-V’s B2B readers can gauge strategic risks and policy angles from a leading economist’s perspective.

In this 19-minute Impulse Talk, Institute Professor Daron Acemoglu of MIT presents a data-driven briefing on the post-COVID automation landscape. Hosted by the Partnership on AI, the video situates AI-enabled automation within broader labor-demand trends and raises urgent questions about the direction of AI progress and the duties of its developers.

Acemoglu, a member of the AI and Shared Prosperity Initiative Steering Committee, frames his analysis as a sober assessment rather than hype, making it a useful primer for companies and policymakers assessing the economic stakes of AI-driven job displacement. The talk is part of a series aimed at shaping shared-prosperity policy, and viewers can follow further deliberations by signing up through the Partnership on AI portal.

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*Original Think-Tank Source: [Daron Acemoglu - Automation and Labor in the Post-COVID World](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7CHckj2suQ)*