Job Pivots in the Age of AI: Lessons From Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
As AI reshapes the job market, many people will need to reinvent their professional identities. Where can they find comfort and guidance? A classic children’s book from 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, meets the current moment well. Its messages about technology pushback, forms of value, and purpose, informed by research on the future of work and the wisdom of storybook author Virginia Lee Burton, has lessons for workers facing disruption from artificial intelligence.
