Some of Us Might be Done with AI, but AI Isn’t Done with Us
Despite the Hype, We Might Want to Prepare for Adjustments
Topic
Layoffs
A collection of 25 issues
Let’s Face It: Even the Irreplaceable are Replaceable
If Everybody is Replaceable, Nobody Can be Irreplaceable
The Complicated Relationship Between Technology and Luddites
Learning from the Past While Looking to the Future
Why AI Scenarios Are More Important than Predictions
When it Comes to AI, Clear-Eyed Pragmatism Beats Slaphappy Optimism
After my return from vacation, I had a lot on my plate these last few days. The preceding sentence is my way of apologizing for not providing a post earlier this week.
Still, I’ll attempt to make amends, offering this post today and another tomorrow (on Nvidia GTC . . . for
WEF's "Future of Jobs Report" Reveals Only One Certainty
Personal Reflections on Tariffs and the Law of Unintended Consequences
I grew up in a blue-collar neighborhood. Nobody in our area had much money, except for a few people who might have been connected to organized crime, and I assume they did what they could to hide evidence of prosperity and to obscure the provenance of any alleged ill-gotten gains.
A Strange Brush with Tech-Industry Ageism
I have been strafed by a cold, or a flu, or by some other unwelcome invader. I suppose it’s the season for such maladies. On the bright side, I’d rather play host to the nasties now, if I’m going to have them at all, than during the
Robotaxis, Faux Robo PR, Robo Content Moderation, Kong’s New Valuation, Canadian Quantum, and Tech-Industry Lobbying
Why Tech Employment is Not What It Used to Be
When major new technologies arise, the expectation is that prosperity will follow. What’s more, most observers reasonably assume that the wealth will be shared, not evenly – because that never happens – but at least broadly.
For the most part, these expectations and assumption were realized in past information-technology booms, including