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The Solow Paradox Returns: AI Is Everywhere Except Where It Counts
February 23, 2026
In 1987, economist Robert Solow made a famously dry observation: "You can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics." Nearly four...
The Resume Is Dead
February 19, 2026
When AI can do the credentialed work, credentials stop being the signal. What replaces them? Judgment, taste, and the ability to sit with ambiguity. Read the...
The AI-Washing Problem: When Companies Blame the Robot
February 19, 2026
Here is a number that should make you uncomfortable: 30,700 tech workers have lost their jobs so far in 2026. Of those, roughly 1,430 have been explicitly...
The Last Moment That Matters
February 18, 2026
This week's headlines read like a countdown clock that nobody asked for. Microsoft's AI chief told reporters that most white-collar tasks could be "fully...