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...
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and I argue, it is much cheaper to replace humans in the intelligence than in the physical domain. #AI
🎉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!
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
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-...