AI, Agents & the New Age of Progress: Work, Poverty & the Future

AI isn’t breaking the web or destroying jobs—it’s ushering in a new Age of Progress. Intelligent agents, robotics, and abundant compute are pushing us toward optional work, collapsing labor costs and reshaping the economics of wealth. The real challenge: whether society can build the policies and systems to distribute the coming abundance. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thatwastheweek.com/subscribe