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This idea, propagated by [[thought leader]]s like {{author|Ray Kurzweil}},<ref>{{br|The Singularity is Near}}</ref> John Cryan<ref>[[Rumours of our demise are greatly exaggerated - technology article|Rumours of our demise are greatly exaggerated]].</ref> and dashing young heir to the Susskind clairvoyance dynasty {{author|Daniel Susskind}},<ref>{{br|A World Without Work: Technology, Automation, and How We Should Respond}}. See also {{author|David Goodhart}}’s more thoughtful (but still, on this point, misguided) {{br|Head Hand Heart}}.</ref> posits that [[Chatbot|robots]] and [[artificial intelligence]] will, shortly, supplant the need for human labour ''altogether''. We will shortly be [[Technological unemployment|technologically redundant]]. The ''lot'' of us. | This idea, propagated by [[thought leader]]s like {{author|Ray Kurzweil}},<ref>{{br|The Singularity is Near}}</ref> John Cryan<ref>[[Rumours of our demise are greatly exaggerated - technology article|Rumours of our demise are greatly exaggerated]].</ref> and dashing young heir to the Susskind clairvoyance dynasty {{author|Daniel Susskind}},<ref>{{br|A World Without Work: Technology, Automation, and How We Should Respond}}. See also {{author|David Goodhart}}’s more thoughtful (but still, on this point, misguided) {{br|Head Hand Heart}}.</ref> posits that [[Chatbot|robots]] and [[artificial intelligence]] will, shortly, supplant the need for human labour ''altogether''. We will shortly be [[Technological unemployment|technologically redundant]]. The ''lot'' of us. | ||
Which poses the question: seeing as we won’t be working [[Jacquard loom]]s, wiping arses, writing [[A World Without Work: Technology, Automation, and How We Should Respond - Book Review|wishful dystopian techno-political tracts]] or [[Change manager|managing business change programmes]] any more, ''what to do with all the spare time we’ll suddenly have?'' | |||
On this view we will just loaf around, playing [[chess]] and drinking grappa, the way Mediterranean pensioners have since time immemorial. The challenge will be staying interested. Sounds great, doesn’t it! (Best not to dwell on the thought that the [[robo-slave]] serving the grappa and wiping our arses could also wipe the floor with us at [[chess]], if it felt like it.) | On this view we will just loaf around, playing [[chess]] and drinking grappa, the way Mediterranean pensioners have since time immemorial. The challenge will be staying interested. Sounds great, doesn’t it! (Best not to dwell on the thought that the [[robo-slave]] serving the grappa and wiping our arses could also wipe the floor with us at [[chess]], if it felt like it.) | ||