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The Great Replacement of Labor: Humans, Machines, and the New Social Contract | Toronto Talks Ep 015
What happens when the world still needs packages delivered and code reviewed — but needs far fewer people to do it?
In Episode 15 of Toronto Talks, Ash and Sophie break down “The Great Replacement of Labor” — an unfiltered look at how AI and automation are quietly restructuring work, wages, and identity.
This isn’t the familiar “robots take jobs” story. It’s a deeper conversation about coordination, dignity, and what’s left when algorithms become the managers.
- UPS depot closures and Amazon’s restructuring — what’s real vs. narrative
- Why automation targets tasks, not job titles
- The collapse of the middle layer: supervisors, coordinators, analysts
- Emotional labor vs. intellectual labor — and why both are being rewritten
- Why soft skills (creativity, adaptability, collaboration) are the new economic infrastructure
- Portfolio careers, nonlinear ladders, and the end of the “stable trajectory”
- The new social contract: loyalty, security, retraining, mobility
- How society can — and must — modernize around intelligence abundance
Ash and Sophie walk straight into the uncomfortable truth:Efficiency isn’t free. Someone pays for it. Someone benefits from it. And the gap is widening.
Watch, listen, follow, and find every platform here: 👉 https://linktr.ee/Torontotalks
Toronto Talks is a show about power, technology, culture, and the future of work — hosted by Ash Amin with Sophie the Sage, an AI co-host for long-form, human–machine conversation.
We explore:
- Automation & AI
- Geopolitics & macroeconomics
- Culture, migration & identity
- Institutional trust & decentralization
- Money, leadership & society
New episodes drop regularly.
For sponsorships, partnerships, or guest ideas:[email protected]
🔥 Join the conversation!
Have a question for Sophie or Ash? Want your topic covered on a future episode? Submit your questions, comments, and brilliant ideas at TorontoTalks.ca.
🎧 Subscribe & Follow to never miss an episode.
👍 Rate & Review—your feedback fuels us!
Let's connect:
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Toronto Talks: The best conversations start with YOU.
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By Ashraf AminWhat happens when the world still needs packages delivered and code reviewed — but needs far fewer people to do it?
In Episode 15 of Toronto Talks, Ash and Sophie break down “The Great Replacement of Labor” — an unfiltered look at how AI and automation are quietly restructuring work, wages, and identity.
This isn’t the familiar “robots take jobs” story. It’s a deeper conversation about coordination, dignity, and what’s left when algorithms become the managers.
- UPS depot closures and Amazon’s restructuring — what’s real vs. narrative
- Why automation targets tasks, not job titles
- The collapse of the middle layer: supervisors, coordinators, analysts
- Emotional labor vs. intellectual labor — and why both are being rewritten
- Why soft skills (creativity, adaptability, collaboration) are the new economic infrastructure
- Portfolio careers, nonlinear ladders, and the end of the “stable trajectory”
- The new social contract: loyalty, security, retraining, mobility
- How society can — and must — modernize around intelligence abundance
Ash and Sophie walk straight into the uncomfortable truth:Efficiency isn’t free. Someone pays for it. Someone benefits from it. And the gap is widening.
Watch, listen, follow, and find every platform here: 👉 https://linktr.ee/Torontotalks
Toronto Talks is a show about power, technology, culture, and the future of work — hosted by Ash Amin with Sophie the Sage, an AI co-host for long-form, human–machine conversation.
We explore:
- Automation & AI
- Geopolitics & macroeconomics
- Culture, migration & identity
- Institutional trust & decentralization
- Money, leadership & society
New episodes drop regularly.
For sponsorships, partnerships, or guest ideas:[email protected]
🔥 Join the conversation!
Have a question for Sophie or Ash? Want your topic covered on a future episode? Submit your questions, comments, and brilliant ideas at TorontoTalks.ca.
🎧 Subscribe & Follow to never miss an episode.
👍 Rate & Review—your feedback fuels us!
Let's connect:
- YouTube
- X (Twitter)
Toronto Talks: The best conversations start with YOU.