Technophobia

AI & Society

Look at who carries the cost.

Essays on what artificial intelligence does to work, politics, culture and the ordinary texture of a day.

  1. What the Job Forecasts Actually Say About AIThe World Economic Forum and the World Bank both published on AI and work in 2026. Read side by side, they do not say "AI will take your job". They say something more specific, and less comfortable.TP-00712 October 20266 min
  2. A Field Guide to Being Afraid of MachinesFear of new technology is usually treated as a malfunction in the person who feels it. What if it is a reading of the situation, and a fairly accurate one?TP-00610 October 20262 min
  3. The Quiet Automation of JudgmentThe loudest debates are about machines taking jobs. The quieter change is machines taking decisions, one recommendation at a time.TP-0043 October 20261 min