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Carl Frey talks to Linda Yueh

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current affairs

Date & Time

Sat, 21 Mar 2026

19:00

Venue

Oxford Martin School: Lecture Theatre

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On Oxford Literary Festival - Events 2026

About this event

Discuss the future of progress and technology with Carl Frey and Linda Yueh.

Why you should come

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• Hear Carl Frey discuss how institutional flexibility drives technological leadership.

• Linda Yueh brings her experience as BBC chief business correspondent.

• Learn how societies can avoid stalling progress when adjusting to new technologies.

Event Highlights

  • Carl Frey discusses how societies adjust to new technologies.
  • Frey explores the balance between decentralised exploration and centralised institutions.
  • The discussion includes the impact of the Internet, mRNA vaccines, and AI on society.

Speakers

Carl Frey

Dieter Schwarz Associate Professor of AI and Work at the Oxford Internet Institute and founder of the Future of Work programme at the Oxford Martin School

Linda Yueh

Oxford University economics fellow and former BBC chief business correspondent

Programme

2:00pm

Carl Frey talks to Linda Yueh

Organized by: Oxford Literary Festival

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