A World Without Work

Tue Apr 14 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm UTC+01:00

Gresham College | London

Gresham College
Publisher/HostGresham College
A World Without Work
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In the future, there may no longer be enough work to occupy the human workforce. This lecture explains how such a phenomenon is possible at.
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In the future, we may face ‘structural’ technological unemployment in the labour market – where there is no longer enough work to occupy the human workforce. This lecture explains how such a phenomenon is possible at all, particularly given that repeated bouts of automation anxiety in the past have turned out to be wrong. Understanding this challenge is critical given recent claims by the leaders of the large technology companies – that they hope to build an AI that can outperform human beings at every economically useful task, within a decade.

A lecture by Professor Daniel Susskind.

This event is also available to watch live online. To register, visit: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/world-without-work

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Gresham College, Barnard's Inn Hall, London, United Kingdom

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