People ask which jobs are safe from AI the way passengers on a sinking ship ask which deck is safest. It is the wrong unit of analysis. “Job” is a legal and HR container; “work” is a bundle of tasks; “tasks” are what automation eats. Generative AI does not need to “replace your profession” to destroy your job. It only needs to replace the parts of your week that justify … Read the rest
By Eric Le Roy
Content 18+ In all things human, when we try to get to the nitty-gritty of who we have been, who we are, and who or what we will become, the chicken before the egg debate can be counted on to enter the conversation at some point. For instance, no matter how far science can take us back or forward, religion always counters by asking “And … Read the rest
Content 18+ Once upon a time, in the vast continuum of human history, there existed an arrangement so ingeniously crafted yet so inherently fraught with tension that it rivaled the intricacies of a galactic federation’s trade agreements: the retirement pyramid. At its core, this system operates on the premise that the younger generations work diligently, funneling their earnings upward to support the older ones. In the cosmic tale of Zoomers … Read the rest
By Eric Le Roy
Content 18+ As I bask in the luxurious serenity of profitable self-employment in the late autumn of my life, I have no reason to worry about succeeding at job interviews. But I am often asked how best to prepare for one. Now why would anyone ask me, you might wonder? Well, maybe they shouldn’t, but the reason they do is because as an American-born, thus … Read the rest
by Eric Le Roy
Content 18+ Of late, I have noticed a host of things regarding AI which are more compelling than my previous – and mostly unscientific – assessments. For example, being a storyteller by trade, that is to say, more interested in the outcomes of human relationships than in raw technology for its own sake, I have tried to imagine a future in which robots and humans will … Read the rest
