Simple question: Do you miss human connection when you use self-checkout at the grocery store?

Complex question: How is cogeneration threatened by AI, profit-driven “efficiencies,” and automation — and what can we do about it?

Allison Pugh, author of the book The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World advocates for preserving “connective labor” — the kind of work that relies on empathy, the spontaneity of human contact, and a mutual recognition of each other’s humanity.

As AI and automation make it easier to avoid the hard work of truly connecting with other people of all ages, Pugh reminds us that it’s more important than ever to keep building those bridges.

Join CoGenerate for a 30-minute conversation between Pugh and Maya Joshi, CoGen Voices Fellow and the founder of Lifting Hearts with the Arts.

Simple question: Do you miss human connection when you use self-checkout at the grocery store?

Complex question: How is cogeneration threatened by AI, profit-driven “efficiencies,” and automation — and what can we do about it?

Allison Pugh, author of the book The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World advocates for preserving “connective labor” — the kind of work that relies on empathy, the spontaneity of human contact, and a mutual recognition of each other’s humanity.

As AI and automation make it easier than ever to avoid the hard work of truly connecting with other people of all ages, Pugh reminds us that it’s more important than ever to keep building those bridges.

Join CoGenerate for a 30-minute conversation between Pugh and Maya Joshi, CoGen Voices Fellow and the founder of Lifting Hearts with the Arts.