We explore the compelling questions surrounding artificial intelligence. Will AI create more new jobs than it destroys? Is AI already destroying jobs? Are we seeing overinvestment in companies and infrastructure in the AI space? Is there evidence that AI has increased productivity?

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Show Notes

Behind the Curtain: A white-collar bloodbath by Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen—Axios

Yuval Noah Harari Statement - Post by Nunki08—Reddit

Challenger Report June 2025—Challenger, Gray & Christmas

Entry level jobs fall by nearly a third since ChatGPT launch by Karl Matchett—The Independent

Strategic Insights for M&A in the Evolving AI Market—S&P Global

Nvidia Becomes First Public Company Worth $4 Trillion by Tripp Mickle—The New York Times

Silicon Valley is racing to build the first $1trn unicorn—The Economist

How to use generative AI to augment your workforce by Betsy Vereckey—MIT Management

Humans must remain at the heart of the AI story by Marc Benioff—The Financial Times

The AI Industry Is Radicalizing by Matteo Wong—The Atlantic

TASKS, AUTOMATION, AND THE RISE IN U.S. WAGE INEQUALITY by DARON ACEMOGLU AND PASCUAL RESTREPO—Econometrica

MyPillow CEO’s lawyers fined for AI-generated court filing in Denver defamation case by Olivia Prentzel—The Colorado Sun

Which Workers Will A.I. Hurt Most: The Young or the Experienced? by Noam Scheiber—The New York Times

Generative AI at Work by Erik Brynjolfsson, Danielle Li, Lindsey Raymond—Oxford Academic

The Illusion of Thinking: Understanding the Strengths and Limitations of Reasoning Models via the Lens of Problem Complexity by Parshin Shojaee et al.—Apple

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Will AI Wipe Out Half of White Collar Jobs or Is There an AI Bubble?

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Will AI Wipe Out Half of White Collar Jobs or Is There an AI Bubble?