Ben Armstrong

Executive Director and Research Scientist at MIT’s Industrial Performance Center

Future of work expert leading AI research for manufacturing competitiveness.

Similarities between tangible machines and invisible ones

Robb and Josh welcome special guests Julie Shah and Ben Armstrong, authors of the recent HBR article “A Smarter Strategy for Using Robots.” Ben Armstrong is the executive director and a research scientist at MIT’s Industrial Performance Center.

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 focuses on the adaptation of workers, firms, and regions to technological change, with current projects including the impact of generative AI on jobs and a book on American manufacturing competitiveness.

Previously a Research Fellow at Brown University, Ben holds a PhD from MIT and has published in outlets like the New York Times and Harvard Business Review.