The Machines Are Coming (Again)
Every wave of technological progress has come with a chorus of fear.
In 1970, The Atlantic ran a piece titled “The Threat of the Computer,” warning:
“Once computers are in charge of decisions, humans may find themselves merely spectators in their own affairs.”
— Charles M. Hardin, The Atlantic, Oct 1970
In 1982, TIME put computers on the cover with a headline asking:
“Will Your Job Become Obsolete?” — warning that automation could “eliminate millions of jobs and restructure society.”