The Last Human Job (Allison J. Pugh)

In this audiobook, Allison Pugh makes a timely and urgent argument for preserving the work that connects us in the age of automation With the rapid development of artificial intelligence and labor-saving technologies like self-checkouts and automated factories, the future of work has never been more uncertain, and even jobs requiring high levels of human interaction are no longer safe.

Author:: Allison J. Pugh
Narrator:: Allison J. Pugh
Content:: Unabridged (chapter list)
Length:: 12:20 h
Format:: MP3 download (435 MB)
Language:: English
Publisher:: Princeton University Press (2024)
Genres:: Business & Economics, Social Science
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01 - Opening Anno	0:15	1 MB
02 - Preface	8:04	4 MB
03 - Chapter 1 - Introduction - The Power of Seeing the Other	58:14	33 MB
04 - Chapter 2 - The Value of Connecting	77:47	42 MB
05 - Chapter 3 - The Automation Frontier	70:16	42 MB
06 - Chapter 3 - Continued	29:59	18 MB
07 - Chapter 4 - How to be a Human - Connective Labor as Artisanal Practice	48:39	28 MB
08 - Chapter 4 - Continued	35:35	21 MB
09 - Chapter 5 - The Social Architecture of Connective Labor	45:59	27 MB
10 - Chapter 5 - Continued	28:18	16 MB
11 - Chapter 6 - Systems Come for Connective Labor	63:02	37 MB
12 - Chapter 6 - Continued	28:43	17 MB
13 - Chapter 7 - Connecting across Difference - The Power and Peril of Inequality	57:34	33 MB
14 - Chapter 7 - Continued	32:21	18 MB
15 - Chapter 8 - Doing It Right - Building a Social Architecture That Works	54:36	32 MB
16 - Chapter 8 - Continued	34:21	20 MB
17 - Chapter 9 - Conclusion - Choosing Connection	31:37	19 MB
18 - Acknowledgements	7:52	4 MB
19 - Appendix - Maybe We re Going to Turn You into a Chaplain - Studying Connection	26:42	16 MB
20 - Closing Anno	0:54	1 MB

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Summary

In this audiobook, Allison Pugh makes a timely and urgent argument for preserving the work that connects us in the age of automation
With the rapid development of artificial intelligence and labor-saving technologies like self-checkouts and automated factories, the future of work has never been more uncertain, and even jobs requiring high levels of human interaction are no longer safe. The Last Human Job explores the human connections that underlie our work, arguing that what people do for each other in these settings is valuable and worth preserving.
Drawing on in-depth interviews and observations with people in a broad range of professions—from physicians, teachers, and coaches to chaplains, therapists, caregivers, and hairdressers—Allison Pugh develops the concept of "connective labor," a kind of work that relies on empathy, the spontaneity of human contact, and a mutual recognition of each other's humanity. The threats to connective labor are not only those posed by advances in AI or apps; Pugh demonstrates how profit-driven campaigns imposing industrial logic shrink the time for workers to connect, enforce new priorities of data and metrics, and introduce standardized practices that hinder our ability to truly see each other. She concludes with profiles of organizations where connective labor thrives, offering practical steps for building a social architecture that works.
Vividly illustrating how connective labor enriches the lives of individuals and binds our communities together, The Last Human Job is a compelling argument for us to recognize, value, and protect humane work in an increasingly automated and disconnected world.

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