Here's my take (aka the good old productivity J-curve): “The biggest gains from a powerful general-purpose technology usually arrive only after firms invest in the complements: reorganizing workflows, retraining workers, redesigning processes and building the intangible capital
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GDP Growth Without Job Growth: Economic Paradox Explained
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Here's a terrific article today by @HarrietTorry about why GDP is growing but employment isn't.
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Journalist Frustrated by Changes at Associated Press
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The AI Layoff Trap: Impact on Jobs and Workforce
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The AI Layoff Trap Brett Hemenway Falk, Gerry Tsoukalas : https://
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The AI Layoff Trap: Employment Impact Analysis
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The AI Layoff Trap Brett Hemenway Falk, Gerry Tsoukalas : https://
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Young Graduates Face Record Underemployment and AI Hiring Barriers
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Young graduates are navigating a shrinking entry-level job market, with underemployment hitting 42.5%, the highest since 2020. Many report dozens of applications, frequent ghosting, and unrealistic experience demands, while AI-driven hiring systems add another frustrating layer,
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AI Layoff Trap: Economic Collapse Risk and CEO Dilemma
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The "AI Layoff Trap" has been mathematically proven by UPenn & BU researchers. They warn that replacing workers with AI will trigger an economic collapse, and CEOs are stuck in a Prisoner’s Dilemma. 100K+ tech layoffs in 2025. 52,000 more in early 2026. IBM & Salesforce are
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Job Hugging: How Employees Block Innovation and Progress
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Have you heard of job hugging?
— Bernard Marr (@BernardMarr) 13 avril 2026
It’s the growing trend where employees hold onto their roles, responsibilities, or knowledge… even when it’s no longer driving value.
On the surface, everything looks stable.
But underneath? Progress slows, innovation stalls, and opportunities… pic.twitter.com/zmXugzHSDoHave you heard of job hugging? It’s the growing trend where employees hold onto their roles, responsibilities, or knowledge… even when it’s no longer driving value. On the surface, everything looks stable.
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Free-energy control in protocol-mediated intelligence markets
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"Free-energy control in protocol-mediated intelligence markets" A multiscale statistical-mechanical formalization of AGIJobManager Vincent Boucher, President, http://
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Quebec.AI : https://
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Sam Altman Proposes 32-Hour Week and Robot Taxes for AI
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Sam Altman publishes a 13-page note on the advent of superintelligence. On the agenda: a 32-hour work week, with no loss of salary, and the same level of production thanks to AI. In parallel: robot taxation, capital gains taxes, and a sovereign wealth fund redistributed to citizens. [Translated from EN to English]
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