What if AI could rebuild the middle class?

What if AI could rebuild the middle class? In the industrial era, many Americans, even if they didn't necessarily excel at school, could find good jobs doing what Autor calls "middle-skill work." "It gave us this tailwind, a way of organizing work that could make very productive use of people who had only a high school education," Autor says. But, Autor says, we'll need to retool our education system to help make this a reality, enabling people to gain "foundational skills" for various industries and teaching them how to effectively use this new technology. Sponsor Message "Basically, the middle-skilled workers of the future could be people who have foundational skills in healthcare, in the trades, in travel and services," Autor says.