Can machines replace human workers? Ben-Gurion weighs in

This article is the second in a series on David Ben-Gurion's exchanges with Prof. Amos de-Shalit. A year and a half passed "quietly" since David Ben-Gurion and Prof. Amos de-Shalit last corresponded. During this time no letters or ideas were exchanged between the two. Nevertheless, the subject seems to have continued to preoccupy Ben-Gurion's thoughts, to the point where he began to read scientific articles by renowned physicists on related subjects. On June 10, 1959, Ben-Gurion decided to break his silence and sent de-Shalit a short and to-the-point letter.