AI and Work
3 posts tagged #ai-and-work
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· 22 min
The Jevons Trap
AI is creating more demand for knowledge work even as it makes workers obsolete. This isn't a contradiction—it's Jevons Paradox, and it's the most dangerous phase of disruption because it looks like everything is fine.
Craig Hughes· 23 min
The White Collar Disruption
For two centuries, automation displaced blue collar workers while knowledge workers remained safe. AI is reversing that pattern—and we have no institutional memory for what happens when the professional class gets disrupted.
Craig Hughes· 17 min
We're All Software Developers Now
After 30 years building software, I've never seen anything like the current pace of AI-driven change. What does it mean when 900 million people have access to tools that make them developers?
Craig Hughes