Haha yes, but I don’t think this means design goes away as a function. It’s just not growing. On the combo piece, yes people who are great at multiple things will be super valued, but there are so few people who are good at something else and also great at design.
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Designer Value and Future Workforce Function Growth
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It’s hard for me to believe that considering how valuable designers have been on my teams. Which functions do you expect will grow?
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AI’s Impact on Work and Life Requires Government Policy
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If you believe that AI is going to have a big impact on work and life, the only real tool for mitigating bad impacts and channeling usage for good will be government policy And that policy will be complicated: AI will impact employment & healthcare & education & etc. differently
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Elon Musk Advocates Universal Income for AI Job Losses
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@elonmusk says a 'universal high income' is the best solution to #AI job losses" by @Theron_Mohamed (link to article in the reply) There's a book about this! A new edition of #RiseoftheRobots covering the job market and economic implications of the latest advances in #AI -

AI Will Replace Your Job: Retrain as an AI Orchestrator
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Madame,
— Docteur Laurent Alexandre (@dr_l_alexandre) 25 avril 2026
Protester contre l’IA ne sauvera pas vos emplois chez @Allianz
Formez vous pour piloter les IA !
Les IA feront votre job mieux que vous pour moins cher
Devenez orchestrateur des IA
Bossez au lieu de geindre contre l’inéluctable ! https://t.co/5Vkl2J0BNQMadame, Protesting against AI won't save your jobs at @Allianz Train yourself to pilot AIs! AIs will do your job better than you for less money Become an orchestrator of AIs Work instead of whining against the inevitable!
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AGI Alpha Advances Far-From-Equilibrium Intelligence Agent Constellations
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AGI ALPHA brings α‑AGI Ascension to life: far‑from‑equilibrium intelligence, where continuous energy flow sustains organized complexity—and large-scale agent constellations coordinate autonomously for maximum impact. #AGIALPHA #AGIJobs #ASIFirst
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Academic Society Prohibits AI Reviews Despite Evidence for Mandatory Use
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The most prominent academic society in my field (the Academy of Management) prohibits AI use in reviews, when the evidence suggests it should be mandatory to run AI reviews (with human discretion, of course). https://
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Game Theory Study Proves AI Layoffs Harm Economy
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Researchers just mathematically proved AI layoffs will destroy the economy. Using game theory, two economists from UPenn and Boston University mathematically proved something uncomfortable. Every company replacing staff with AI is also firing its own customers. Laid-off