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Ahead of ODSC AI East , specifically our new AI X Leadership Summit , we’re talking with the people who know how to make the most out of AI in business . These AI leaders have seen what works — and what doesn’t work — better than anyone, and we’re picking their brains so fellow AI decision-makers can learn from their experience. Today, we’re speaking with Ben Armstrong of MIT . Ben Armstrong is the executive director and a research scientist at MIT’s Industrial Performance Center , where he co-leads the Work of the Future initiative . His research and teaching examine how workers, firms, and regions adapt to technological change. His current projects include a national plan for the U.S. manufacturing workforce in partnership with the Department of Defense, as well as a regional playbook de
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