The Hoover Institution invites you to attend Productivity Gains And Labor Pains: What Will AI Do To Jobs? on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 from 5:00-7:00 pm PT in the Hauck Auditorium, David and Joan Traitel Building.
Artificial intelligence is transforming our economy faster than any technology in modern times. AI will fundamentally change how work gets done and what skills are required to do it. That change carries enormous promise, but it is critical that leaders act to ensure that we are prepared for the transition. AI is not waiting. Join us for a timely and thought-provoking discussion about how AI is reshaping the workplace and what leaders need to do in response.
AGENDA
Session 1: Augmentation or Automation? What AI means for Work
Erik Brynjolfsson, Karin Kimbrough, and Peter McCrory
in conversation with Steven Davis
Session 2: What Should Leaders Do? Getting AI Policy Right
James Manyika, Gina Raimondo, and Rishi Sunak
in conversation with Condoleezza Rice
Featuring
Erik Brynjolfsson
Director, Stanford Digital Economy Lab
Professor and Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Human Centered AI (HAI)
Steven Davis
Senior Fellow and Director of Research, Hoover Institution
Karin Kimbrough
Chief Economist, LinkedIn
James Manyika
Senior Vice President of Technology and Society, Google-Alphabet
Visiting Professor of Practice, University of Oxford
Peter McCrory
Head of Economics Research, Anthropic
Gina Raimondo
40th U.S. Secretary of Commerce
75th Governor of Rhode Island
Condoleezza Rice
Director of the Hoover Institution
66th U.S. Secretary of State
Rishi Sunak
Member of Parliament for Richmond and Northallerton
Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution
57th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
