The idea of going right back to the pre-Covid setup sounds so unappealing after this past year.
White-collar workers, armed with college degrees and specialized training, once felt relatively safe from automation. But recent advances in A.I. and machine learning have created algorithms capable of outperforming doctors, lawyers and bankers at certain parts of their jobs. And as bots learn to do higher-value tasks, they are climbing the corporate ladder.
The pandemic changed my priorities, and I realized I didn’t have to live like this.