September 16, 2025
The Coming Acceleration
Recursive AI will test the human ability to adapt. In the world of generative artificial…
September 15, 2025
Learning by Doing: AI, Knowledge Transfer, and the Future of Skills
In a recent blog, I discussed Stanford University economist Erik Brynjolfsson’s new study showing that young college graduates…
September 4, 2025
C’mon Student Athletes: Flex Those (Noncognitive) Muscles
For many years, I was a skeptic of school-based athletic programs. As a student government,…
August 29, 2025
Did the Canaries Just Die?
Over the past few months, news about the unemployment tribulations of recent college graduates has…
August 26, 2025
AI Is Having Job Effects. And That’s Ok
My fellow pro-growth/progress/abundance Up Wingers, I’ve got something for everyone today. If you’re an AI…
August 21, 2025
When Human Fatigue Becomes AI’s Weakest Link
“Extreme work” is back, and it isn’t pretty. Reports from the AI sector point to…
August 19, 2025
Goldman: Stories of Workforce Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated
The “smart money” has weighed in on potential AI employment impacts. The best way to…
August 14, 2025
Is AI Making Your Gastroenterologist Stupid? Probably Not.
Artificial intelligence is transforming everything, including the universally-dreaded colonoscopy—the frontline tool for preventing colorectal cancer….
August 12, 2025
Humans Are the Loop
Lightcast, a labor market analysis firm, recently released Beyond the Buzz: Developing the AI Skills Employers…
August 4, 2025
Beyond Anecdotes
In a reversal of economic history, Microsoft, Intel, and other tech giants are using artificial…
July 17, 2025
Reasonable Panic
Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick is quietly launching the next wave of food automation through his new venture, CloudKitchens….
July 1, 2025
Irresistible Force, Meet the Immovable Object
Some important new numbers are out on the future of the US labor supply, highlighting how a…