Right now, the US tech economy is booming, but what will be the long-term effects of automation and AI? Are robots about to steal our jobs? Will Facebook throw the next election? Is social democracy doomed to be a casualty of the tech revolution? To answer these questions and more, we’re turning to UC Berkeley economics professor Bradford DeLong.

Brad’s areas of expertise include technological and industrial revolutions; finance and corporate control; the long-term shape of economic history; and the rise and fall of social democracy. Aside from his work at UC Berkeley, Brad is a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, a blogger at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, and a fellow of the Institute for New Economic Thinking.

Join Ars Technica editor Annalee Newitz in conversation with Brad at the next Ars Technica Live on April 11 at Eli’s Mile High Club in Oakland, California. There will be plenty of time for audience questions, too.