The Value of Work in the Age of AI

What is work for as machines acquire more capabilities? Livelihood, mastery, service, and vocation, and how purpose can survive a loss of economic usefulness.

This essay hasn’t been written yet. It will take up questions like these:

• If work stops being economically necessary, what was it for?
• How do mastery, service, and vocation differ from a paycheck?
• Can a life have purpose without being useful?

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