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Are We Measuring Work, or Just Counting Jobs?

Why the number of jobs may no longer tell us whether technology is increasing or reducing human labour.

Whenever a new technology is introduced, particularly one as pervasive as artificial intelligence, the debate about its consequences on work tends to revolve around a familiar question: Will it create more jobs than it destroys? It is an understandable question. Jobs are visible, politically relevant and relatively easy to count. They determine income, social status, … Continue reading Are We Measuring Work, or Just Counting Jobs?

Why the number of jobs may no longer tell us whether technology is increasing or reducing human labour.

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The agentic syndrome

"There’s always another agent that waits on your response."

There is a sentence I recently read in an article about the state of the technology industry that has stayed with me: “There’s always another agent that waits on your response.” It perfectly captures how I feel in this new agentic era. Until recently, the amount of work that could be performed by a team … Continue reading The agentic syndrome

"There’s always another agent that waits on your response."