Episode · This Week in Startups · 2026-08-26
Books mentioned on Bill Gates foresees massive AI job loss: these VCs disagree | E2330
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Mentioned: Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut and others and Walkaway by Cory Doctorow.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Player Piano
Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut is a dystopian science fiction novel depicting a highly automated society where machines have displaced human workers, raising questions about purpose and labor.
Discussed“I mean like science fiction authors are usually like like decades ahead of everybody else on this stuff. Like Kurt Vonaga wrote about this stuff. Player piano, it's like the first book.”
Where to get it
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Walkaway
Walkaway is a science-fiction novel by Cory Doctorow that explores themes of solarpunk living, automation, and communities establishing themselves far away from existing government structures.
Discussed“Cory Dotoro wrote about this stuff. Not in his book. it was walk away like it's an old idea like in terms of coming back”
Where to get it
