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200 Years of Tech Panics: From Bicycles to A.I.
Every breakthrough—bicycles, cars, radios, smartphones—has triggered headlines about lost jobs and ruined morals. Today, artificial intelligence is in the hot seat. In this kickoff to The AI Mindset series, we sprint through two centuries of "future shock," showing why fear fades but progress sticks.
In this video you’ll learn:
- How century‑old newspaper rants sound exactly like today’s AI debates
- Why nonstop "job destroying" innovation hasn’t led to universal unemployment
- The archaic jobs that vanished and the new careers that rose in their place (farewell knocker-uppers; hello alarm clock factory workers)