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130 Years. Four Generations. One Man With Cash. Where Was Everyone Else? | Full Episode Transcript
One man ended 130 years of family slavery in Pakistan. The technology to have done it decades ago already existed. This episode asks the question nobody wants to answer; where was everyone else? In this episode of The Virtuous Machine series, we follow the story of one family in Pakistan who spent 130 years, four generations, enslaved at a brick kiln. It ended on May 14th, 2026, not because of government enforcement, not because of corporate accountability, not because of AI.

Michael Routhier
Jun 28 min read
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