Software at Light Speed
Cost structures are imploding. Time to market is collapsing. Tiny teams are becoming terrifyingly effective. And incumbents are looking obese and slow. In short, a disruption bomb has just gone off.
Read more →The AI age is upon us. Buckle up, buttercup.
One Trillion Dollars
Morgan Stanley claims that AI can cut $1 trillion in labor costs. With apologies to Bruce Springsteen, that means these jobs are going, boys, and they ain't comin' back.
Read more →The Whole Job Fallacy
Among the most common misconceptions I hear about the threat posed by AI to jobs is what I call the Whole Job Fallacy, the idea that if AI can’t do my whole job then it can’t replace me. Here's why...
Read more →Bringing Intelligence to Infrastructure
Recently I experienced something magical, but it happened in the least magical of places: the mechanical room in my house.
Read more →When These Guys Tell You AI is Coming for Your Job, Believe Them
Recently the heads of the major frontier AI labs—and CEOs of some of the world’s biggest companies—have all been issuing the same warning: AI is going to take your job.
Read more →In the Labor vs. Capital Fight, Be Capital
To protect against AI devaluing or taking your job, shift your personal capital-labor income split, i.e., if you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
Read more →The Burning Building Problem
Lots of smart people admit that AI may take jobs but insist that there will always be better, more fulfilling jobs to move up to. Don't count on it.
Read more →Preparing Our Kids for the AI Future
How do we prepare our school-age kids for a future in which they're competing against AI for jobs?
Read more →The Fragility of Humans
We are a beautiful bird species living on a remote island with no economic predators except each other. But our best and brightest are working hard to bring invasive species of predators to our isl...
Read more →Hello, Brave New World
AI will transform the world profoundly - at least as much as did industrialization in the 19th century. But this time the change will happen much more quickly. It’s already happening, and it’s acce...
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