Can We Live Without Work?
42: The Answer to Almost Everything · Season 1 · Episode 208
We spend more than seven years of our lives working — a significant portion of our time on Earth. But as artificial intelligence increasingly takes over tasks once performed by humans, the role of traditional employment is being questioned. Could wage labor eventually be seen as only a brief phase in human history? Are we approaching the end of the work-based society and possibly one of the greatest transformations in human history?
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Season
1
Episode
208
Air Date
19/Jul/2026
Air Time
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Runtime
28 min
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We spend more than seven years of our lives working — a significant portion of our time on Earth. But as artificial intelligence increasingly takes over tasks once performed by humans, the role of traditional employment is being questioned. Could wage labor eventually be seen as only a brief phase in human history? Are we approaching the end of the work-based society and possibly one of the greatest transformations in human history?
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