Nick Srnicek is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Economy at King's College London. His research focuses on the digital economy, artificial intelligence, and anti-work politics. His books include Silicon Empires (Polity, 2025), After Work: A History of the Home and the Fight for Free Time (Verso, 2023 with Helen Hester), Platform Capitalism (Polity, 2016), and Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work (Verso, 2015 with Alex Williams). Nick co-founded and directed the Digital Economy MSc programme at KCL, is on the Board of Advisors for the Autonomy Institute, and has been awarded an honorary professorship from the University of Buenos Aires.