Carl Benedikt Frey

Carl Benedikt Frey is Professor of AI and Work at the Oxford Internet Institute and Director of Technology and Employment at the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford. He holds a fellowship at Merton College and operates within the Social Sciences Division.

His research spans the economics of technological change, labor market dynamics, and historical patterns of automation. Frey investigates how AI and robotics reshape employment structures, wage inequality, and socioeconomic power balances, with particular focus on historical parallels between past industrial revolutions and current digital transformations.

His scientific recognition includes:

• Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought (2019)
• Election as Fellow of the British Academy (2020)

Frey leads the Future of Work Programme at the Oxford Martin School, directing interdisciplinary research on technological disruption. His advisory work informs global policy institutions including the World Bank and OECD, while his major research grants examine automation's impact across developing economies and service sectors.