Browsing: Productivity
You hate AI because corporate profits are capturing your extra productivity, and your salary isn’t
“Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.” So said George Santayana, the Spanish-American philosopher who was…
Trump crackdown drives 80% plunge in immigrant employment, reshaping labor market, Goldman says
A sweeping crackdown on immigration in President Donald Trump’s second term, characterized by elevated deportations and strict new visa bans,…
Thousands of executives aren’t seeing AI productivity boom, reminding economists of IT-era paradox
In 1987, economist and Nobel laureate Robert Solow made a stark observation about the stalling evolution of the information age:…
One of Stanford’s original AI gurus says productivity liftoff has begun after doubling in 2025
The K-shaped economy has dominated discourse lately, but the J-curve is entering the chat too amid debate over AI’s impact…
AI is everywhere except in the data, suggesting it will enhance labor not displace workers
Despite hopes for unlocking a new era soaring growth and abundance, AI has yet to manifest itself clearly in macro…
For the back half of the 20th century (what Fortune founder Henry Luce called “The American Century”), MBA and law…
Last summer, Bank of America Research predicted a “sea change” in the economy as companies showed increasing signs of learning…
Less immigration under Trump will contribute to 2 million-person labor force gap, CBO says
The U.S. working-age population is headed for a cliff, one that has become much steeper over the past year due,…
In the workforce, AI is having the opposite effect it was supposed to, UC Berkeley researchers warn
AI is making workers more productive, but it could also be burning them out, according to a new study by…
In the AI era, Mark Cuban, Mary Barra, and even Sam Altman have one tip for Gen Z: go analog
From how we work and learn to how we consume entertainment, artificial intelligence has become nearly inescapable in daily life.…












