The Broken Staircase: Artificial Intelligence, Work and the World to Come

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.

What happens when AI doesn't just replace tasks—but entire professions? Javier Pardo Vidal—an engineer who spent 25 years building and managing technology teams—watched AI compress into months what used to take semesters. In The Broken Staircase, he maps the collision between exponential technology and a labor market designed for a world that no longer exists. From ghost GDP that grows without creating jobs, to the intelligence crisis reshaping white-collar work, to the exponential multiplier that lets one person do what once required a team—this book connects the dots that news headlines miss. Essential reading for anyone who works, hires, studies, or has children entering the job market in the next decade.