The last job on Earth: imagining a fully automated world | Guardian Animations

Machines could take 50% of our jobs in the next 30 years, according to scientists. Subscribe to The Guardian ► While we can’t predict the future, we can imagine a world without work – one where those who own the tech get rich from it and everyone else ekes out a living, propped up by an increasingly fragile state. Meet Alice, holder of the last recognisable job on Earth, trying to make sense of her role in an automated world. Read Paul Mason’s introduction to the film: Autom