What Happened to Horses Is Happening to Us
CGP Grey
Why leaders watch it
A widely shared primer on automation and jobs that gives leaders a framing for workforce disruption.
CGP Grey argues in an animated essay that automation will make much of the workforce economically obsolete, comparing it to what engines did to horses. It frames how technological unemployment could unfold across job types.
Takeaways
- Automation can displace cognitive as well as manual work
- Workforce planning should anticipate role shifts, not just tool adoption
Topics: Leading teams with AI, AI strategy & adoption
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