Can our children still prosper in the age of AI?
Daniel Susskind's new book asks the question millions of parents are asking: what careers will actually exist for our kids?
Why it matters
A thoughtful exploration of how AI automation is reshaping career prospects and what young people should prepare for—relevant to practitioners advising on workforce transition and to anyone thinking about AI's long-term societal impact.
The key facts
8 to knowBook: Daniel Susskind's 'What Should My Children Do?'
Focus: career adaptation in age of increasing automation
Framing: sobering yet nuanced perspective on youth prospects
Subject matter: long-term workforce implications of AI
Book title: 'What Should My Children Do?' by Daniel Susskind
Focus: youth career prospects in an age of increasing automation
Framing: 'sobering yet nuanced' approach to adaptation
Published: Financial Times (established economics/policy publication)
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Publisher excerpt: Daniel Susskind’s ‘What Should My Children Do?’ offers a sobering yet nuanced picture of how the young can adapt to increasing automation