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EPISODE · Aug 15, 2026 · 19 MIN

Are droids taking our jobs? - Andrew McAfee

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Robots and algorithms are getting good at jobs like building cars, writing articles, translating -- jobs that once required a human. So what will we humans do for work? Andrew McAfee walks through recent labor data to say: We ain't seen nothing yet. But then he steps back to look at big history, and comes up with a surprising and even thrilling view of what comes next. (Filmed at TEDxBoston.) Talk by Andrew McAfee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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