I think a lot depends on the jobs narrative. Companies should stop blaming layoffs on AI and emphasize increased productivity, new business lines, and new hires made as a result of using AI.
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Data Center Overcapacity Will Make AI Accessible Like Fiber Did
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The companies that went bust in the great fiber buildout of the 90s made communication cheap for the rest of us. It’ll be the same with data centers and AI.
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1959 Harper’s on Factory Automation and Artisanal Skill Loss
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On the subject of old-timey views of automation, this piece, from a 1959 issue of Harpers, laments the loss of artisanal skills amid the rise of factory automation. Many of the displaced workers mentioned in the piece of course moved on to office work.
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AI compute requirements for large-scale job displacement
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Hey Dario, for AI to destroy 50% of all white-collar jobs in the next 1-5 years you’d need orders of magnitude more compute and energy than we’ll have.
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OpenAI’s spending exceeds lifetime revenue projections
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OpenAI has already spent more money than it’s ever going to make.
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Washington Legislature Treats Income as Non-Property Asset
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The WA legislature thinks your income is not your property.
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Revolutionary Guards Economic Pressure Global Markets Shift
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The Revolutionary Guards will buckle before the global economy does.
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AI Job Creation: Historical Parallels and Future Opportunities
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… although automated looms did replace people they also resulted in the creation of lots of new jobs. perhaps ai will be the same. it seems a mistake to think of AI purely as a replacement for humans, especially when there are so many things it cannot do well.
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OpenAI The Company That Died For AI Revolution
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OpenAI, the company that died for the AI revolution.
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LLMs and Workers: Echoes of Luddite Era Concerns
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It's really striking how closely this argument mirrors the points made by the Luddites in the 19th century. Back then, textile workers were also worried about technology (looms rather than LLMs) being used to screw over workers, deskilling the workforce, and lowering the quality… https://t.co/CaxmSi2XgY
— Will Knight (@willknight) 28 avril 2026It's really striking how closely this argument mirrors the points made by the Luddites in the 19th century. Back then, textile workers were also worried about technology (looms rather than LLMs) being used to screw over workers, deskilling the workforce, and lowering the quality