Will AI turn us all into hipsters and artisans?
There is good reason to be dubious about the notion that automation will supplant all demand for human labour
There is good reason to be dubious about the notion that automation will supplant all demand for human labour

We need to learn from the mistakes we have made in the past

The technology is no match for felt experience in the real world

The danger is not that it will replace human-authored books — but that we stop caring about good writing at all

Humans must get used to living and working with the quirks of machine-written text

Innovation transforms the nature of work — our job is to guide that transition by mapping existing skills on to new roles

How technology changes the world of work is not just a technical question — and never has been