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Museum Luddites Unite?

How does the lost history of the Luddites inform our debates about workplace AI?

Robert J Weisberg

• 11 min read
Pigeons sitting on the ledges of an abandoned factory.
Luddites weren't against the Age of Machines but the Age of Factories. (Photo by Florencia Dalla Lasta / Unsplash)

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