🎉I'll be promoted to full professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice, effective July 2026! Grateful for of the many people who've helped and challenged me along the way. Now off to work on #AI and its impact on the economy, society, & policy!
What’s the future of US workforce policy in the age of AI?
Joining @beyer.house.gov (Congressional AI Caucus co-Chair) and Dmitri Adler, Merav Yuravlivker, and Jack Malde for a Hill briefing on May 13.
Register: luma.com/xvloy4tl
Exciting funding opportunity for #AI economics research! The call focuses on labor market impacts & scientific productivity. Apply to this RFP. As a program partner, I am excited to learn about your work while reviewing your applications! schmidtsciences.smapply.io/prog/ai_at_w...
Join us at Penn this Friday April 24 for a discussion of "Social Good in the Age of #AI: Disruption & Possibility": ai.upenn.edu/social-good-...
UK minister floats UBI to cushion AI job losses. I weighed in Fortune. My take: we need safety nets that scale with uncertainty. But will AI's winners support redistribution once they've won?
🔗 fortune.com/2026/02/01/elon-musk-optional-work-fantasy-universal-basic-income-uk-minister-jason-stockwood
Everyone's excited about robot fry cooks. But here's what I told @fortune.com: the question isn't whether we can automate restaurant kitchens — it's whether it's worth it economically.
Robot hardware costs are declining far slower than AI software costs. fortune.com/2026/02/26/r...
Next was a compelling panel on antitrust and labor with Rosa M. Morales, Suresh Naidu, @imarinescu.bsky.social, @evanpstarr.bsky.social, and Jonathan Guryan www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1V6... (7/9)
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@KordingLab
and I argue, it is much cheaper to replace humans in the intelligence than in the physical domain. #AI
For the longer version: my Digitalist Papers essay proposes two complementary policies:
1️⃣ AI Adjustment Insurance
2️⃣ Digital Dividend; a scalable cash benefit starting small but ready to grow if needed.
Flexible tools for an uncertain transition.
🔗 digitalistpapers.com/vol2/marinescu
Now on YouTube: a Penn-led conversation on Trump’s National Policy Framework for AI, with Ioanna Marinescu, Jennifer Rothman, Kevin Werbach, & Christopher Yoo.
youtu.be/r6gNVIZ47d8
@imarinescu.bsky.social @kwerb.com @upenn.edu @theregreview.bsky.social @penncareylaw.bsky.social