This episode examines how automation, robotics, and artificial intelligence are transforming the global workforce. It reveals why corporations favor automation, how middle-class jobs are disappearing, and why gig work has become a stopgap rather than a solution. The episode explains how automation deepens inequality, challenges traditional employment, and forces societies to rethink income, education, and economic stability. It concludes that while automation is inevitable, its human impact depends on the policies and values shaping its deployment.