Carl Benedikt Frey

Oxford University

Carl Benedikt Frey is one of the world’s leading AI researchers. A Professor of AI & Work at the Oxford Internet Institute, he is also Director of the Future of Work Programme at the Oxford Martin School. Frey co-authored the influential paper The Future of Employment and is the author, most recently, of the award-winning book The Technology Trap.

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Carl Benedikt Frey, (University of Oxford) gives a presentation about AI and the future of work at the DLD Munich Conference 2025, with illustrations visible behind him on a screen.

DLD Munich 2025

AI for Progress

If artificial intelligence is supposedly driving productivity, why is there such a puzzling disconnect between rapid technological advancement and stagnant economic growth? This question lies at the heart of Carl Benedikt Frey’s compelling…

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Left to right: Lisa Witter, (Apolitical Foundation), Thomas Saueressig, (SAP) and Carl Benedikt Frey (University of Oxford) discuss AI and leadership at the DLD Munich Conference 2025.

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Leadership in Times of AI

How is artificial intelligence changing work and the role of corporate management? In this DLD25 session, moderated by Lisa Witter (Apolitical Foundation), future of work expert Carl Benedikt Frey (University of Oxford) and…

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The Great AI Game

Don’t think about data as the new oil, Oxford economist Carl Benedikt Frey argues in his DLD Summer session with Azeem Azhar – because data alone doesn’t make you a leader in artificial…

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DLD Sync

Future of Work – What Can History Teach Us About the Impact of Covid-19?

To kick off DLD Sync, we invited Oxford economist Carl Benedikt Frey to put the Covid-19 pandemic in a historical context – especially with regards to jobs and the economy. “The bad news…

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“We Have Over-Optimized Our Economy”

In the first DLD Sync session, Oxford economist Carl Benedikt Frey shares his insights on the future of work, automation and the economy after Covid-19.

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The Impact of Automation: “We Can Help People Adjust”

In conversation with DLD, Oxford economist Carl Benedict Frey speaks about his new book “The Technology Trap” and describes the social impact of automation.

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