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Is AI Productivity Worth Our Humanity? with Prof. Michael Sandel

Podcast: Your Undivided Attention
Published: Jun 26, 2025
Duration seconds: 2805
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Summary

Tech leaders promise AI will bring unprecedented abundance. But what happens to human dignity when our labor becomes obsolete? In this episode, Michael Sandel explores why AI-driven prosperity could leave society hollow — and the lessons we can learn from the recent past.