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Dror Poleg — economic historian and keynote speaker on AI and work
Charting AI's impact on work
Dror Poleg is an economic historian, keynote speaker, and author of a forthcoming book on the new rules of work (Simon & Schuster). He helps Fortune 500 and government leaders make sense of how AI is reshuffling jobs, incomes, and where work gets done.
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