David Autor Proposes Rebuilding Middle-Class Jobs With AI

Labor economist David Autor published a 2024 paper, Applying AI to Rebuild Middle-Class Jobs, arguing that AI can shift decision-making tasks to broader workforces and lower costs for services like healthcare, education, and legal advice. Autor told Bloomberg the future is a design problem requiring investments and structures; the article urges practitioners and policymakers to shape AI deployment to preserve job quality and expand access.