The historic struggle between workers and the technology that could put them out of a job

The last year has seen headlines of hope and outright fear around the rapid development of artificial intelligence. It creates questions about whether the innovations can lead to broad gains for everyone or just a select few. Economics correspondent Paul Solman focused on the connections between technology and prosperity with one of the co-authors of the new book, “Power and Progress.”

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