David talks to author and journalist Sarah O’Connor, who writes about the changing character of work for the Financial Times, to explore what is happening to the world of jobs and employment in the…

Boundaries between different occupations are blurring at the cost of a collaborative company culture

A tsunami of change, we are told, is sweeping the economy as robots and AI threaten to take over tasks done by humans. But while we worry that we’re robotizing our work, what if the real risk is that ...

A reporter documents the good, the bad and the ugly of AI in the workplace

29: July 2026

Once upon a time the world of work was a full-time beat at newspapers.

Sarah O’Connor’s We Are Not Machines: The Fight for the Future of Work accompanied me on my summer holiday, but it has continued to unsettle how I think about work. It is an engaging, accessible bo…

When the Luddites smashed factory frames in a bid to defend their craft and livelihoods, the machines came out on top. Today, AI and automation threaten to wipe out skilled jobs and flood us w…

We would do well to reconsider the prospect of Artificial Intelligence replacing people while degrading work and care

Sarah O’Connor’s examination of technological change is an engrossing discourse on power, politics and humanity

The Future of Work Isn't What You Think

What 10 years covering the Manchester mayor’s many reinventions taught me about the man who wants to lead Britain

AI is taking the humanity out of our jobs

Sarah O'Connor's We Are Not Machines explores how we are contorting ourselves to fit AI into our working lives – and what to do about it, finds Tom Knowles

This common comparison invites us to see ourselves as sub-optimal alternatives to AI agents

A tsunami of change, we are told, is sweeping the economy as robots and AI threaten to take over tasks done by humans. But while we worry that we’re robotizing our work, what if the real risk is that ...

A few years ago, when ChatGPT and Claude were beginning to take off, some tech leaders seemed to develop a curious interest in oceanography. Consider, for instance, the Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s s...

A specialist knowledge-work job has become fragmented and routine

Thanks to one CEO’s ‘inartful’ words, it’s a question we all need to consider