The First Time America Freaked Out Over Automation
Don&#x27;t think this is accurate. I feel here &quot;this time it&#x27;s different&quot; does apply.<p>Previous automation waves focused on taking a mechanical task a human was doing and making it faster by mechanical means. Compare that to the modern AIs outperforming highly trained doctors in diagnosis. Fundamentally different - instead of optimising a physical task we&#x27;re replacing the need for a thinking human.<p>It&#x27;s also worth noting that the response to previous waves was a shift to knowledge work. Now that is being threatened too. Short of moving to basic income I don&#x27;t see where humans are going to go next.