Future of Work with AI Agents: Auditing Automation and Augmentation Potential across the U.S. Workforce

One of the greatest challenges of our time is adapting our economy and society to harness the benefits of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. The Stanford Digital Economy Lab gathers researchers from economics, computer science, policy, and beyond to tackle this challenge. We believe in human agency—that people have the power to shape beneficial outcomes from technological change.

Our focus is on ensuring that as machines become more capable, humans become more empowered, not displaced. Drawing on Stanford’s world-class resources and a network of global collaborators across disciplines, we’re uniquely positioned to capture the complete economic picture of technological transformation. Through our research, we’re creating the frameworks needed to harness innovation. We believe that augmenting human potential with technological tools will unlock the greatest gains for everyone.