Reporting archive
Evidence on AI and work
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When AI’s Automation Score Drops, But Creativity Feels the Heat
The ILO’s 2025 update reveals a surprising dip in AI automation potential overall, yet a sharper AI impact on creative jobs demands a rethink of human roles in the AI era.
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When AI Becomes the Boss’s Baton: Motivating Through Machine Menace
Executives are weaponizing AI not just to automate work, but to psychologically pressure employees into rapid adaptation—raising questions about trust and motivation in the AI era.
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When AI Levels the Playing Field: The Quiet Democratization of Job Transformation
ILO’s 2025 update reveals AI’s subtle, widespread reshaping of jobs—not replacement—highlighting a new era of consistent transformation across the workforce.
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When AI Closes the Deal: Microsoft’s $80B Bet That Salespeople Are the Next Obsolete Asset
Microsoft’s massive $80 billion AI investment is rewriting the sales playbook—layoffs reveal that even the art of selling isn’t safe from automation.
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Amazon’s AI Coup: When Corporate Cubicles Become Code’s Casualties
Amazon’s CEO breaks the silence, revealing AI’s direct hit on corporate jobs and the stark reality behind tech’s workforce reshuffle.
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When AI Targets Pink-Collar Jobs: The Unequal Algorithmic Reckoning
New ILO data reveals AI is reshaping jobs with a sharp gender bias, threatening women’s roles in administration far more than men’s.
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When AI Raises Productivity but Lowers Paychecks: The Silent Revolt of the ‘Survivors’
As AI reshapes the workforce, the real battle isn’t job loss—it’s the fight over fair pay and the value of human labor in an automated world.
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When AI Closes the Door on Entry-Level Jobs, Who Climbs the Ladder?
Anthropic’s CEO warns that AI could wipe out half of entry-level white-collar jobs within five years, threatening the very start of many careers.
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When AI Echoes the 90s: Productivity Gains or a Recipe for Social Fracture?
The AI revolution might be repeating the 1995 IT boom’s hidden cost: displaced workers trapped in low-value jobs, fueling inequality and social unrest.
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When AI Echoes the Dot-Com Bust: Productivity Gains or Inequality Traps?
Revisiting the 1995-2005 IT boom reveals unsettling parallels that warn AI’s productivity surge might deepen inequality unless guided by smart policies.