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AI Debate: Will AI make us better off?

Join a panel of experts to explore whether AI is a golden ticket that cam transform our economy and personal economic prospects.

Monday 24 November 19.00 In person

About AI Debate: Will AI make us better off?

There is no doubt that AI is making a lot of money already, but we are yet to see if this will translate into better economic prospects across the society.

Many are getting familiar with the promises of AI-driven increases in productivity and the better quality of work and jobs. But there are also many narratives about potential job losses and insecurity, and possibility for a growing economic divide between those benefiting from the AI technologies and those who might be left behind.

Our expert panel, chaired by Timandra Harkness, will discuss how AI is likely to affect the world of work and our economic prospects. There will be an opportunity for the audience to ask questions and offer their view and experiences.

Panel Includes:

Prof. Fredrik Erixon
Prof. Carl-Benedikt Frey
Maribeth Rauh
Dr. Cecilia Rikap

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Prof. Fredrik Erixon
Swedish economist, writer and the Founding Director of the European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE).
Prof. Carl-Benedikt Frey
Dieter Schwarz Associate Professor of AI & Work at the Oxford Internet Institute.
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Author of How Progress Ends: Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations (Princeton, 2025, shortlisted for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award).
Timandra Harkness
Timandra Harkness is a writer, broadcaster, and presenter.
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Her book, Technology is Not the Problem, was published by Harper Collins in May 2024, and previous book Big Data: does size matter? by Bloomsbury Sigma in 2016. Timandra has written and presented series for BBC Radio 4, including FutureProofing, How To Disagree, Steelmanning, and Political School, in addition to documentaries such as Data, Data Everywhere, Divided Nation, What Has Sat-Nav Done To Our Brains, and Five Knots.
Maribeth Rauh
Researcher AI Accountability Lab.
Dr. Cecilia Rikap
Associate Professor in Economics and the Head of Research at the University College London’s Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose.
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Tenured researcher of the CONICET, Argentina’s national research council, and associate researcher at COSTECH lab, Université de Technologie de Compiègne.

Venue opening information

This event takes place in the British Library Knowledge Centre. 

Please arrive no later than 15 minutes before the start time of this event.  If you have specific access requirements please email customer@bl.uk

Concessions

There are a range of concessions available. These include discounts for British Library Members, Young Persons (16–25s), and visitors on Universal/Pension Credit and free entry for carers.