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

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

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


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


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


The self-help mantra that’s helping young people navigate their economic anxiety.
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Republicans want to give Uber workers benefits. There’s a catch.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


For the Portuguese, the answer is complicated.


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


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


Should people who quit get unemployment benefits?


Is a new age of digital offshoring coming?


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


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


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

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

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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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

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


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


Fears about our ability to control powerful AI are growing.

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


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

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


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


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


A brief history of engineered job insecurity in America.


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

Who’s afraid of ChatGPT? Not these workers.


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