Welcome to Metrics the Future of Work. This course is designed to help you understand how work has been measured historically, how it is measured today, and what new approaches may be needed in the evolving AI landscape. We will unpack the assumptions behind these metrics and consider the implications of using them to measure human work for individuals, business performance, and society at large.

A central focus will be on quantitative measures such as automation, augmentation, and exposure to AI, along with new approaches that capture the impact of emerging information technologies on labor and firms. We will draw on concepts from economics, organizational sciences, computational social science, and network analysis, providing exposure to analytical frameworks and data-driven techniques for studying the present and future of work.

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