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preparing for the working world in the age of AI

or: seven things to tell your kids when they ask what they should study now, or what the point of studying is

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Naomi Alderman
Nov 03, 2025
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Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), attributed to the Amasis Painter ca. 550-530BCE, source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/253348

If you enjoy my writing on technology you might like to know that I have a new book out in a week about the current information crisis and what we can learn about it by looking back at previous times humanity h…

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