AI is About to Make The Working Class a Lot Bigger

You’ve probably heard that AI is coming for your job. That it will replace you. And probably ruin a lot of our lives. Or, that it’s going to make life, and especially work, easier. Ushering in a new age of productivity, efficiency, and therefore, leisure. What’s going on beyond the hype cycle?Ava, a worker training AI, shares details from inside an industry shrouded in secrecy - including a very unusual interview process, what happens when you have bots for coworkers, and how to manage the rollercoaster of precarious employment.Josh Dzieza, feature writer at The Verge, reveals the patterns we can’t see, based on years of reporting on tech, science, business, and their human impacts. And more specifically, about the hidden labor behind artificial intelligence and what this signals about the future of work.But what is AI’s real threat given all the projected promises and perils of technology that have resurfaced again and again? Aaron Benanav, assistant professor at Cornell University and author of “Automation and the Future of Work”, has an answer that might surprise you. Though maybe not as much as what renowned economist Richard Wolff has to say. He’s got a clear vision of how AI could be the long-awaited turning point for the working class.Josh Dzieza: WebsiteAaron Benanav: WebsiteRichard D. Wolff: WebsiteFollow Shifting Terrain on InstagramDrop us a line: [email protected]