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Future of Work

Vox’s coverage of the future of work: how we got here and what comes next.

This is AI’s actual endgame
Technology

Science fiction promised us humanoids. Do we even want them?

By Adam Clark Estes
This is AI’s actual endgame
Technology

Science fiction promised us humanoids. Do we even want them?

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
My new neighbors are robotsMy new neighbors are robots
Technology

What’s standing in the way of our robot overlords.

By Adam Clark Estes
Future Perfect
A non-coder’s guide to Claude CodeA non-coder’s guide to Claude Code
Future Perfect

The AI coworker is making tech people lose their minds. Here’s what it actually is.

By Bryan Walsh
Culture
In times of uncertainty, Gen Z is “locked in”In times of uncertainty, Gen Z is “locked in”
Culture

The self-help mantra that’s helping young people navigate their economic anxiety.

By Kyndall Cunningham

The latest in Future of Work

Policy
A decade-long fight over worker power may be coming to an endA decade-long fight over worker power may be coming to an end
Policy

Republicans want to give Uber workers benefits. There’s a catch.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Technology
Don’t let AI steal your jobDon’t let AI steal your job
Technology

It’s okay to hate AI’s encroachment into work. Learn to use it anyway.

By Adam Clark Estes
Economy
What today’s new college graduates are up againstWhat today’s new college graduates are up against
Economy

The class of 2025 is graduating into a weird job market.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Future Perfect
AI doesn’t have to reason to take your jobAI doesn’t have to reason to take your job
Future Perfect

Academia has gotten philosophical about AI. But they should focus more on what it can do.

By Kelsey Piper
Policy
The big barrier to having children we’re not talking aboutThe big barrier to having children we’re not talking about
Policy

Our economy isn’t built for the biological clock. But it can be.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Future Perfect
The Covid pandemic was catastrophic. But don’t overlook what went right.The Covid pandemic was catastrophic. But don’t overlook what went right.
Future Perfect

From mRNA vaccines to remote work, the technologies that blunted the worst of the pandemic.

By Bryan Walsh
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court hears a challenge to a DEI rule that genuinely needs to goThe Supreme Court hears a challenge to a DEI rule that genuinely needs to go
Supreme Court

Ames v. Ohio should be an easy — and potentially unanimously decided — case, assuming the Court doesn’t overreach.

By Ian Millhiser
Future Perfect
OpenAI’s new anti-jobs programOpenAI’s new anti-jobs program
Future Perfect

The company’s Stargate project will create lots of opportunities. But not for humans.

By Kelsey Piper
Policy
The tax penalty on married women hiding in plain sightThe tax penalty on married women hiding in plain sight
Policy

Millions would be better off if the US changed its joint filing system.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Future of Work
In the new Miami, the old office culture reignsIn the new Miami, the old office culture reigns
Podcast
Future of Work

How a tech and finance boom brought workers back to the office. It might just be the future of work for all of us.

By Jolie Myers
Future of Work
These remote workers moved to Portugal for work-life balance. Is their life as fun as it looks?These remote workers moved to Portugal for work-life balance. Is their life as fun as it looks?
Future of Work

For the Portuguese, the answer is complicated.

By Victoria Chamberlin
Artificial Intelligence
Why Nvidia triggered a stock market freakoutWhy Nvidia triggered a stock market freakout
Artificial Intelligence

What does Nvidia’s massive stock sell-off tell us about the economy?

By Ellen Ioanes
Future Perfect
Artificial intelligence isn’t a good argument for basic incomeArtificial intelligence isn’t a good argument for basic income
Future Perfect

A major study backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman shows unconditional cash has benefits that have nothing to do with AI.

By Oshan Jarow
Future Perfect
What if quitting your terrible job would help the economy?What if quitting your terrible job would help the economy?
Future Perfect

Should people who quit get unemployment benefits?

By Oshan Jarow
Money
What a Zoom cashier 8,000 miles away can tell us about the future of workWhat a Zoom cashier 8,000 miles away can tell us about the future of work
Money

Is a new age of digital offshoring coming?

By Whizy Kim
Money
Food delivery fees have soared. How much of it goes to workers?Food delivery fees have soared. How much of it goes to workers?
Money

Amid delivery discourse, a new report claims to shed some light on DoorDash’s delivery fees.

By Whizy Kim
Future Perfect
Want a 32-hour workweek? Give workers more power.Want a 32-hour workweek? Give workers more power.
Future Perfect

German labor history has some tips on how the US could reduce its workweek.

By Oshan Jarow
Money
Older Americans are working longer. Some want to; others have to.Older Americans are working longer. Some want to; others have to.
Money

How long will baby boomers keep working? For some, the answer is forever.

By Whizy Kim
When is a nose just a nose? A brief history of non-Jews playing Jews onscreen.
Your guide to the 2024 Oscars

Bradley Cooper’s turn as Leonard Bernstein in Maestro is just the latest role to stoke conversations about what Jewish representation means in Hollywood.

By Marjorie Ingall
The future of cities, according to the experts
Technology

Cities aren’t going anywhere, but they do need to change.

By Rani Molla
Technology
Workers are mad as hell this summerWorkers are mad as hell this summer
Technology

From actors to delivery drivers, why 2023 is a perfect storm for strikes.

By Rani Molla
Technology
A UPS strike would have been worse than you thinkA UPS strike would have been worse than you think
Technology

Our reliance on delivery gave the Teamsters union a lot more leverage in UPS negotiations.

By Rani Molla
Technology
Don’t schedule meetings after 4 pmDon’t schedule meetings after 4 pm
Technology

People are redefining the 9-to-5 and that’s a good thing.

By Rani Molla
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
The hottest new job is “head of AI” and nobody knows what they doThe hottest new job is “head of AI” and nobody knows what they do
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

America’s biggest companies are hiring AI leadership as fast as they can.

By Rani Molla
Future Perfect
Telephone operation was a good career for women. Then it got automated.Telephone operation was a good career for women. Then it got automated.
Future Perfect

How automation wiped out a whole career for young women — and how young women adapted.

By Dylan Matthews
Technology
Pregnant or recently pregnant? A new law could make your job easier.Pregnant or recently pregnant? A new law could make your job easier.
Technology

From remote work to extended leave, you can now use the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to improve your work life.

By Rani Molla
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
Scared tech workers are scrambling to reinvent themselves as AI expertsScared tech workers are scrambling to reinvent themselves as AI experts
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

The AI specialist is the new “it” girl in tech.

By Rani Molla
Technology
The hottest new perk in tech is freedomThe hottest new perk in tech is freedom
Technology

How small tech companies are using remote work to compete with the big guys.

By Rani Molla
Tulsa will pay you to live there. And you’ll love it.
Technology

Remote workers came for the cash. They stayed for the community.

By Rani Molla
Future of Work
The “return to the office” won’t save the officeThe “return to the office” won’t save the office
Future of Work

More people are going to offices more of the time. Offices are still in trouble.

By Rani Molla
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
Why an Air Force colonel — and many other experts — are so worried about the existential risk of AIWhy an Air Force colonel — and many other experts — are so worried about the existential risk of AI
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Fears about our ability to control powerful AI are growing.

By Kelsey Piper
Gen Z just wants a stable job
Technology

Young people are suddenly interested in working for the military industrial complex.

By Rani Molla
Food
You may never eat inside a fast food restaurant againYou may never eat inside a fast food restaurant again
Food

As diners increasingly turn to delivery, the future of fast food may be one with no human interaction at all.

By Whizy Kim
Your boss is obsessed with productivity without knowing what it means
Technology

That’s poor ground to stand on when trying to revoke remote work.

By Rani Molla
Technology
An Amazon union just won a $30 an hour contractAn Amazon union just won a $30 an hour contract
Technology

What happens next depends on Amazon, the workers, and the interpretation of outdated US labor law.

By Rani Molla
Technology
Tech companies are finally firing tech workersTech companies are finally firing tech workers
Technology

Software engineers made up the biggest portion of tech layoffs in 2023.

By Rani Molla
Money
When did mass layoffs become so normal?When did mass layoffs become so normal?
Money

A brief history of engineered job insecurity in America.

By Whizy Kim
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained
Americans think AI is someone else’s problemAmericans think AI is someone else’s problem
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

AI is coming to the workplace, but most people think it won’t affect them much.

By Rani Molla
AI is flooding the workplace, and workers love it
The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Who’s afraid of ChatGPT? Not these workers.

By Rani Molla
Technology
Starbucks won’t admit to breaking the law by union bustingStarbucks won’t admit to breaking the law by union busting
Technology

Longtime CEO Howard Shultz testified before a Senate committee as the company’s labor violations stack up.

By Rani Molla