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Martin Ford provides a stark look at how rapid advancements in robotics and artificial intelligence threaten the foundation of the modern economy. Using a unique mental model called the tunnel of lights, he illustrates how the flow of capital and labor could collapse as machines begin to outperform humans in both manual and cognitive tasks. This perspective challenges the common belief that techn…
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