What happens when technology stops assisting professionals and starts replacing the structure that made them necessary?

Richard and Daniel Susskind examine the long-term future of law, medicine, education, accountancy and consulting — arguing that the traditional model of the expert gatekeeper is unsustainable. Instead of one-to-one advisory relationships, they foresee systems, platforms, and AI-driven tools delivering knowledge at scale.

The book isn’t hype; it’s structural. It maps how professions formed, why they hold power, and how digital infrastructure erodes their monopoly over expertise. Less “robots will take your job,” more: what becomes of authority when knowledge is networked.

Useful reading for anyone thinking about AI, institutional legitimacy, and the redesign of work, or those who love reading David Graeber, but need a break. Or companion.