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AI, Jobs & Productivity

How artificial intelligence is changing work, investment, productivity, and competitive advantage.

Issue No. 11

Same Manager. Very Different Direct Reports.

As AI reshapes work, the employee-to-agent ratio raises a new question: who belongs on the org chart, and who owns the outcome?Read about the new org chart

Issue No. 10

Headless Shopping

What happens to online selling when the customer never visits the store? AI agents could change how merchants win orders and customer relationships.Read about headless shopping

Issue No. 09

AI Can Do the Entries. What Happens to the Accountant?

AI excels when facts are available, rules are explicit, and answers are checkable. Reorganizing work, processes, and data could extend that advantage.Read about AI and verifiable accounting work

Issue No. 06

Big AI wants to slow the race just as open models threaten to catch up, commoditize intelligence, and crush industry margins. Safety may be real—but so is regulatory capture.Read about AI safety and regulatory capture

Issue No. 05

The Billable Hour Is Running Out of Time

KPMG used AI efficiencies to negotiate a lower audit fee. Its own clients may soon make the same argument—and force professional services to price value instead of time.Read about AI and hourly billing

Issue No. 01

Stanley Druckenmiller, AI, and the Great Nothingburger