FT columnist, writing about work, technology & economics.
Sarah O'Connor
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Why are we still arguing about the Industrial Revolution? I my column today I make the case for reading the novels of the age, rather than the arguments in tech circles about output per hour, real wage growth, etc. www.ft.com/content/f837...
Really enjoyed this conversation with Ruth Curtice and Greg Thwaites!
Very chuffed to read that the brilliant economist @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social enjoyed and recommends my book We Are Not Machines. Thank you for the very thoughtful reflections, Diane
Today, my book finally enters the big wide world! Exciting and also nerve-wracking! I'm really thrilled with this lovely review in The Spectator today, which describes it as "powerful and refreshing". If that sounds like YOUR cup of tea, please buy a copy! spectator.com/article/will...
Oh I forgot to say the book is called We Are Not Machines: The Fight for the Future of Work and you can buy it here www.penguin.co.uk/books/462159... And if you would like to hear me talk about the book, I'm appearing at Conway Hall on Sunday to do just that! www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve...
Lovely kicker on this from @robertshrimsley.bsky.social! www.ft.com/content/461e...
I wrote on @sarahoconnorft.ft.com ‘s excellent (and beautifully written) We Are Not Machines for @thespectator1828.bsky.social spectator.com/article/will...
My dad goes to the Cheltenham Science Festival most years because he loves it, so I'm very excited that his daughter (i.e. me!) is actually appearing there tonight! Talking about my new book We Are Not Machines which comes out on Thursday. @cheltfestivals
Buy one! It will make you worry about the future and then give you a healthy dose of optimism!!
What a ride!!
“It’s two or three times harder than pure translation work, and they have the barefaced cheek to pay you half as much.” - fascinating on how AI has changed translators' work @sarahoconnorft.ft.com and @jburnmurdoch.ft.com:
A tsunami of change, we are told, is sweeping the economy as robots and AI threaten to take over tasks done by humans. But while we worry that we’re robotizing our work, what if the real risk is that ...
A few years ago, when ChatGPT and Claude were beginning to take off, some tech leaders seemed to develop a curious interest in oceanography. Consider, for instance, the Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s s...
🚨New podcast: Will new technologies make or break our jobs?👩💻
@ruthcurtice.bsky.social and Greg Thwaites sat down with @sarahoconnorft.ft.com to talk about her new book, discussing the past, present, and future of technological transformations in the labour market.
Listen now➡️
I can highly recommend @sarahoconnorft.ft.com's new book: www.enlightenmenteconomics.com/blog/index.p...
Today, my book finally enters the big wide world! Exciting and also nerve-wracking! I'm really thrilled with this lovely review in The Spectator today, which describes it as "powerful and refreshing". If that sounds like YOUR cup of tea, please buy a copy! spectator.com/article/will...
Stephen Bush
EconReporter
New technologies have been creating and destroying jobs for millennia. In recent decades, automation has upended the way many people work, and now artificial intelligence threatens further upheaval.…
