What We Lose, What We Gain


I once watched Levi’s jeans being made by hand on a factory floor. Today the company is gearing up to run its global operations with an AI super-agent. Years ago I toured the old Levi’s factory near where I live now, and I can still picture it vividly in my mind. Huge stacks of denim being sliced clean through with industrial cutters. Rows of workers hand-stitching the famous arcuate seams. The famous jeans made right there, start to finish. That factory closed in 2004. So did every other...