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Will AI replace knowledge work?

Machines have already replaced arms. Are they about to replace brains?

A threat, or the next wave?3 min read5 partsQuiz of 8 questions
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Part 1 of 5 · freeIntroduction

Will artificial intelligence destroy millions of jobs, or create new ones? The question has come back with every big technological leap for two centuries.

What is new this time lies elsewhere: AI no longer replaces only physical strength, but tasks we thought belonged to the human mind, like writing a text or reviewing a case file. This course traces that old fear and looks at what has really changed.

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  1. 2A fear as old as the machine
  2. 3A break: AI comes for knowledge work
  3. 4A copilot rather than a replacement?
  4. 5Rethinking work and its value
Open-book quiz8 questions whose answers are in the text.
Glossary14 terms explained in a tap.
30 languagesThe same course, from French to Japanese.