Scenarios about 'technological unemployment'
The displacement of human labor by technological advancements, particularly automation, robotics, and artificial intelligence. Technological unemployment has been a recurring economic concern since the Industrial Revolution, reflecting the tension between productivity gains and workforce disruption as machines increasingly perform tasks previously done by humans. In alternate history scenarios, different technological development paths often explore how societies might address or fail to manage this economic transformation.
What If Artificial Intelligence Disrupted Employment Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where AI-driven automation reached disruptive employment capabilities in the early 2000s rather than the 2020s, fundamentally reshaping labor markets and societies decades earlier.
What If Automation Happened More Rapidly?
Exploring the alternate timeline where automation technologies developed and were implemented at a significantly faster pace, reshaping economies, labor markets, and societies worldwide far sooner than in our reality.