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← Cutting staff in anticipation of AI efficiency gains, ahead of any evidence, mostly makes shareholders richer.

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Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under social media social media Everything filed under Google Google Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Cutting staff in anticipation of AI efficiency gains, ahead of any evidence, mostly makes shareholders richer. Cutting staff in anticipation of AIefficiency gains, ahead of any evidence,mostly makes shareholders richer. Last stated 6 months ago 15 May 2026 PW Petra Wille — holds since 2026-05-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can treat AI as a way to grow and do more or as a cost-cutting exercise, and the growth reading is the better one. — tap to centre the map on it A company can treat AI as a way togrow and do more or as acost-cutting exercise, and thegrowth reading is the better one. Last stated a year ago 16 Oct 2025 DF Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI increases productivity by boosting efficiency, and greater productivity means greater prosperity. — tap to centre the map on it AI increases productivity byboosting efficiency, and greaterproductivity means greaterprosperity. Last stated a month ago 25 Sept 2026 MM Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Some firms are laying people off mainly so as not to look behind on AI, in a cascade of keeping up with the Joneses. — tap to centre the map on it Some firms are laying people offmainly so as not to look behind onAI, in a cascade of keeping up withthe Joneses. Last stated 5 months ago 4 Jun 2026 AI Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: The companies that win with AI will be those that use it to do far more, not merely to operate more efficiently. — tap to centre the map on it The companies that win with AI willbe those that use it to do far more,not merely to operate moreefficiently. Last stated 3 months ago 15 Aug 2026 HR Harper Reed — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is far less trade-off than people assume between a safer AI race and widely shared gains: a big lead can be held by a widely owned public company. — tap to centre the map on it There is far less trade-off thanpeople assume between a safer AIrace and widely shared gains: a biglead can be held by a widely ownedpublic company. Last stated 5 months ago 4 Jun 2026 PT Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is creating user surplus and capital deepening, even if it is not yet showing up in TFP data. — tap to centre the map on it AI is creating user surplus andcapital deepening, even if it is notyet showing up in TFP data. Last stated 4 weeks ago 5 Oct 2026 BD Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-10-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Capitalists' incomes are likely to rise because wealthy people own AI companies, so a rising capital share means higher income inequality. — tap to centre the map on it Capitalists' incomes are likely torise because wealthy people own AIcompanies, so a rising capital sharemeans higher income inequality. Last stated 2 months ago 14 Sept 2026 BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Efficiency gains in a growth-driven industry tend to be absorbed into even greater expansion rather than reducing net resource use. — tap to centre the map on it Efficiency gains in a growth-drivenindustry tend to be absorbed intoeven greater expansion rather thanreducing net resource use. Last stated 4 months ago 1 Jul 2026 KJ Ketan Joshi — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI marketed as a pure augmenting 'tool' will end up automating jobs anyway, since firms control how it's used. — tap to centre the map on it AI marketed as a pure augmenting'tool' will end up automating jobsanyway, since firms control how it'sused. Last stated 6 months ago 13 May 2026 JS Jasmine Sun — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Exponential intelligence will replace a lot of businesses, and BigTech and BigAI will become the sole owners of it before selling it back to us. — tap to centre the map on it Exponential intelligence willreplace a lot of businesses, andBigTech and BigAI will become thesole owners of it before selling itback to us. Last stated a week ago 26 Oct 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Falling AI costs strengthen the returns to ownership while weakening the bargaining position of replaceable labor. — tap to centre the map on it Falling AI costs strengthen thereturns to ownership while weakeningthe bargaining position ofreplaceable labor. Last stated 2 weeks ago 22 Oct 2026 PK Paul Kedrosky — holds since 2026-10-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: If companies replace large numbers of workers with machine learning, money and power will become more concentrated in the hands of capital. — tap to centre the map on it If companies replace large numbersof workers with machine learning,money and power will become moreconcentrated in the hands ofcapital. Last stated 7 months ago 14 Apr 2026 KK Kyle Kingsbury — holds since 2026-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. — tap to centre the map on it A "good business" now means one thatcan display quarter-on-quarter stockgrowth, not one that makes goodproducts at a fair price. Last stated a year ago 21 May 2025 EZ Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A capitalist state's collectivist theory produces the servile state, not collectivism — tap to centre the map on it A capitalist state's collectivisttheory produces the servile state,not collectivism HB Hilaire Belloc — holds since c. 1912 — tap for who they are Same subject: A job that consists of approving AI output has no flow channel at all, because the challenge has been exported to the machine and only the vigilance remains. — tap to centre the map on it A job that consists of approving AIoutput has no flow channel at all,because the challenge has beenexported to the machine and only thevigilance remains. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Oct 2026 JN Jakob Nielsen — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI will not eliminate software engineering jobs, but engineers who are highly skilled with AI tools could displace those who are not. — tap to centre the map on it AI will not eliminate softwareengineering jobs, but engineers whoare highly skilled with AI toolscould displace those who are not. Last stated 6 months ago 27 Apr 2026 JS Jon Seager — holds since 2026-04-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: As a capability becomes abundant, its remaining scarce complements become more valuable. — tap to centre the map on it As a capability becomes abundant,its remaining scarce complementsbecome more valuable. Last stated 2 months ago 13 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are
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