The last frontier against the robot horde
AI and the digital economy are coming for white-collar jobs, but robots can’t replace artisans (yet)
16 February 2025 - 00:00
The digital economy is often seen as the death knell for traditional careers, but I’m here to tell you that artisans aren’t just surviving, they’re thriving. My brother Oubaas, a boilermaker who has worked at Sasol in Secunda and at Eskom’s Medupi and Kusile power stations, is living proof...
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