Growth without work: The human cost of the AI revolution
Innovation Growth without work: The human cost of the AI revolution In an excerpt from his book “The New Divide: Power, Control & the Cost of AI,” writer Jibu Elias examines the technology’s impact on jobs. Cecil Williams/Claflin University via Getty Images Cecil Williams/Claflin University via Getty Images By Jibu Elias 5 August 2026 At the turn of the millennium, India became the global hub for medical transcription. With fiber optic cables laid in the 1990s, American hospitals found it cheap and efficient to beam voice files across the ocean.
- ▪Innovation Growth without work: The human cost of the AI revolution In an excerpt from his book “The New Divide: Power, Control & the Cost of AI,” writer Jibu Elias examines the technology’s impact on jobs.
- ▪Cecil Williams/Claflin University via Getty Images Cecil Williams/Claflin University via Getty Images By Jibu Elias 5 August 2026 At the turn of the millennium, India became the global hub for medical transcription.
- ▪With fiber optic cables laid in the 1990s, American hospitals found it cheap and efficient to beam voice files across the ocean.
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| Publication time | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000 |
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Innovation Growth without work: The human cost of the AI revolution In an excerpt from his book “The New Divide: Power, Control & the Cost of AI,” writer Jibu Elias examines the technology’s impact on jobs. Cecil Williams/Claflin University via Getty Images Cecil Williams/Claflin University via Getty Images By Jibu Elias 5 August 2026 At the turn of the millennium, India became the global hub for medical transcription. With fiber optic cables laid in the 1990s, American hospitals found it cheap and efficient to beam voice files across the ocean. Indian workers, fluent in English and medical terminology, turned dictations into polished reports overnight. The time-zone gap became an advantage: a surgeon in Boston could dictate before bed, and wake up to flawless notes typed in Bengaluru.
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