Anthropic researchers publish essay on technological progress and the meaning of work
paulnovosad · x · 2026-10-22
Anthropic researchers Soumitra Shukla and Alex Imas published "Technological Progress and the Meaning of Work," a personal history of technological change. They argue that progress has always been a deeply personal event: looms fell silent, switchboards went dark, factory lines shrank — each wave bringing an identity crisis and questions about what it means to master a craft. Economist Paul Novosad said he dropped everything to read it.
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