When the Luddites smashed manufacturing facility frames in a bid to defend their craft and livelihoods, the machines got here out on high. Right now, AI and automation threaten to wipe out expert jobs and flood us with inferior merchandise at a fraction of the worth: is historical past going to repeat itself? FT journalist and writer of We Are Not Machines Sarah O’Connor joins Tim to debate her findings from the entrance traces about the way forward for work. Which professions are most in danger, and is there something employees can do about it?
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