Lesson 1: The Question That Won't Go Away

Last updated: 2026-04-25

For nearly a century, economists, philosophers, and workers have asked the same question: what happens to people when machines do most of the work? This course is one attempt at a measured answer.

Lesson 1: The Question That Won't Go Away

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10 min

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