What happens when AI gets productive but workers don’t get paid?
Our latest report, authored by Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Center of Sustainable Development, Columbia University, dives into early U.S. evidence on how generative AI is quietly but rapidly rewriting the rules of work for college-educated professionals. Drawing on experimental research, freelance-market data, and youth surveys, the report reveals a stark reality: AI is automating many entry-level tasks once seen as the first rung of professional careers, delivering major productivity gains while wages lag behind.
The result? Explore the findings that point to a critical turning point from skill-biased to capital-biased technical change and raise urgent questions about the future of work, opportunity, and economic security for college-educated workers.
