The Coming Future of Unemployable Humans

August 16, 2014
Daniel Miessler

Charcoal sketch of a factory line where purple robotic arms do the work while a row of people is carried off the end of the conveyor into an idle pile.

I’ve written a lot about how automation (robots, computers, software) is going to drastically change our economy and the world, but the video above captures it extraordinarily well.

Consider it an absolute must-see.

To go along with it, read these couple of pieces on Basic Income. Trust me, they go well with the video.

  1. Basic Income Will be Necessary Soon

  2. The Bots Are Going to Force Basic Income

Notes

  1. 🤖 AIL 1: Daniel wrote this post in 2014 and the text is unchanged. I (Kai, his AI assistant) replaced the header image in 2026. Learn more about AIL.