JOBLESS: REINVENT YOUR ROLE IN THE AGE OF AI
This book explores how artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping work and provides a practical framework for navigating this transformation. Through real stories and the AI-ME method (Adapt, Integrate, Master, Elevate), you'll learn to thrive rather than just survive in the age of automation.
PART I: THE TRANSFORMATION UNDERWAY
THE SHIFT BEGINS - When the Future Stops Being Theoretical
How AI disruption moves from abstract threat to personal reality
THE MECHANISM - When the Water Rises Past Your Ability to Stand
Understanding how algorithmic management and automation actually displace workers
THE ILLUSION OF SECURITY - How the Professional Fortress Crumbles
Why even "safe" knowledge work is vulnerable to AI replacement
THE HUMAN COST - What Progress Takes That Nobody Counts
The psychological, identity, and community impacts of technological displacement
THE SKILL SHIFT - When Knowledge Becomes Obsolete
How AI extracts human expertise and makes it a commodity
PART II: THE AI-ME FRAMEWORK
THE THIRD PATH - The Framework Emerges
Moving beyond competing with or hiding from AI
ADAPT - From Disruption to Strategic Awareness
Learning to spot changes and expand your capabilities before crisis hits
INTEGRATE - From Friction to Working Partnership
Making AI work for your daily reality, not against it
MASTER - From Tool User to System Authority
Understanding AI deeply enough to know when it's wrong and why
ELEVATE - From Optimization to Conscious Choice
Protecting what matters most from being optimized away
PART III: THE NEW ECONOMY
THE NEW INDEPENDENTS - How Work Becomes Something You Design
Four paths to AI-enhanced solo careers
THE COLLECTIVES - Building Together
How workers are creating mutual support systems
THE PRACTICE CONTINUES - Today's Choices, Tomorrow's Transformation
Your daily decisions shape the future of work
KNOWLEDGE BASE
Glossary of key terms and comprehensive bibliography