automation and workers

How software, robots, and AI reshape jobs, wages, and workplace power. Read reporting on labor impacts, policy, and adaptation strategies.

Society and Policy

Silicon Valley Developers and the Pressure to Ship Harm
ByGeoff Dyers November 19, 2025August 6, 2026

A number that should make you pause: 74% of Silicon Valley developers in the preprint A New Digital Divide? Coder…

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AI Industry

Builder.ai Exposed Services Economics Sold as Software
ByGeoff Dyers June 17, 2025August 6, 2026

A weird detail in the Builder.ai story is that two opposite headlines both feel true at first glance. One says…

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AI Agents and Tools

AI Dependence Becomes the Default Before Thinking Starts
ByJames McCallef May 28, 2025August 6, 2026

A $20-a-month product is suddenly free during finals, premium models are getting pushed across campuses, and AI dependence is being…

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