# Ethan Mollick compares AI-era work to craft versus industrial power looms

> Original title: I was interviewed in Vox about my new book, and a question on the meaning of work let me discuss something I have been thinking a lot abo...

- Source: Ethan Mollick
- Published: 2026-10-30T15:06:49.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/zrlszn4k9tn986qno8ovhs2nq
- Original: https://x.com/emollick/status/2116185059749147116

## Summary

Ethan Mollick says in a Vox interview about his new book that the meaning of work can be understood by comparing craft with industrialization. He uses the image of a hand-weaver in a world of power looms to frame the question.

## Post

I was interviewed in Vox about my new book, and a question on the meaning of work let me discuss something I have been thinking a lot about, comparing the logic of industrialization to the logic of craft: "You’re a hand-weaver in a world of power looms." https://www.vox.com/technology/508032/ai-jobs-ethan-mollick-co-existence

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