What the 1920s can teach us about surviving the AI revolution
- May 5
- 1 min read
WALL STREET JOURNAL — It’s easy to assume that today’s whirlwind of disruptive tech—robo-cars, AI, brain implants and more—is jolting American society as never before. But don’t overlook the 1920s, when the country’s rapid embrace of cars, radio, airplanes, full-length movies, in-home electricity, etc., created an equally intense sense of innovation gone wild.
Lessons from that decade abound—and many still have relevance today. In fact, a close look at how U.S. society made peace with the 1920s’ innovation frenzy provides some encouraging signals about the ways that society can absorb, empower and control the impact of jarring new technology.
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