From looms to logic: reskilling for the AI-augmented future
When the first garment-making machines appeared during the Industrial Revolution, panic spread fast. Seamstresses feared for their livelihoods. Society braced for mass unemployment. But that’s not what happened!Instead, people adapted. They learned new skills. They moved up the value chain: from stitching to designing, pattern-cutting, and quality creation. Productivity rose. Wages grew. Disposable income expanded. […]