How global trade and AI are resetting the terms of white-collar work




HBS Managing the Future of Work show

Summary: In his latest book, The Globotics Upheaval: Globalization, Robotics, and the Future of Work, Richard Baldwin argues that the speed and sweep of economic and social changes resulting from global connectivity and AI could provoke widespread dissatisfaction. He explains how these factors already influence white-collar work. Jobs that can be automated or done remotely offer employers huge potential savings. Those that require onsite collaboration and interpersonal skills look less vulnerable.