Think about the automation of labor and its impact on the future of jobs and the changing economy. Continuing our conversation about artificial intelligence, consider how automation might also change our attitudes towards work, value, and our relationships to each other.

Required readings:

• Frey and Osborne – The Future of Employment
• Fuller on Employment (see below)
• Video: Humans need not apply

Optional readings:

• Philosophical Disquisitions: Demanding a post-work future
• Watterson: A cartoonist’s advice
• Matsuda: Hyper-reality