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Worried that AI will replace you? It may not seem like the Hollywood writers\u2019 strike has anything in common with the Luddite rebellion in England in 1811, but they are surprisingly similar. Today we use the term \u201cLuddite\u201d dismissively to describe a technophobe, but the original Luddites \u2013 cloth workers \u2013 organized and fought Industrial Revolution automation and the factory bosses who were replacing humans with cotton spinning machines and steam powered looms. Find out what our age of AI can learn from textile workers of 200 years ago about keeping humans in the loop.\nGuest:\nBrian Merchant\xa0-\xa0Los Angeles Times\xa0tech columnist and author of \u201cBlood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech\u201d\xa0\nFeaturing music by\xa0Dewey Dellay\xa0and\xa0Jun Miyake\nBig Picture Science is part of the\xa0Airwave Media\xa0podcast network.\xa0Please contact\xa0advertising@airwavemedia.com\xa0to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science.\nYou can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on\xa0Patreon. Thanks for your support!\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices