Martin, Rise of the Robots, Basic Books, New York, 2015
Benanav, Aaron, Automation and the Future of Work, Verso Books, London, 2020
The Automation Discourse, ch.1
Necessity and Freedom, ch.6
Provide a minimum of 1 paragraph for each question.
Martin Ford
1- What connection does Ford see between changes caused by automation and consumer behavior? What does he predict for the average American consumer?
2- What is Ford’s preoccupation with economic inequality?
3- Ford warns of “techno-feudalism”, what does he mean?
Aaron Benanav
1- Describe two or more points Benanav makes critical of Martin Ford and other theorists related to automation and the future of work.
2- What future does Benanav envision, and how does he propose we get there? Include your own comment on Bananav’s views.