If humans are no longer the smartest creatures on the planet, we can reimagine our lives

What are you going to do with your life when the machines are better at your job than you are? World Go champion Ke Jie of China has already found out. He just played a best-of-three tournament against an artificial intelligence program called AlphaGo and he lost 3-0. To watch the video of him playing and losing is to be reminded that current debates over automation and the future of work go a lot deeper than the single issue of whether or not robots will take our jobs. The real issue is more likely to be whether or not robots will take our souls. Reflecting on his loss, Ke Jie noted what he considered to be his human failings.