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Articles by Brent Orrell (page 1)
July 27, 2023 5:31 am
Time to Do Something About the NILFs
The overall employment situation looks great in the United States—so why are so many men not working?
July 19, 2023 5:32 am
Maybe AI Isn’t Coming for Everyone’s Job After All
New studies suggest that, like most technology, AI makes people more productive, more valuable employees.
July 7, 2023 5:32 am
With Affirmative Action Gone, We Should Focus Admissions Policies on Poverty
Alternatives to race-conscious admissions policies could lift many more Americans into the middle class.
June 28, 2023 5:32 am
Yes, College Is Still a Good Investment
A four-year degree still pays dividends—but now’s a great time for young people to snap up some on-the-job experience, too.
May 23, 2023 5:31 am
An Unexpected Role AI Could Play in the Workplace
A new study suggests it could be important in strengthening and transferring ‘tacit skills.’
March 27, 2023 5:30 am
Here Are the Kinds of Jobs Chat AI Is Likeliest to Affect
A new analysis estimates that a fifth of all U.S. jobs are in the category most vulnerable to disruption.
March 6, 2023 5:30 am
The Federal AI Shambles
The future is fast arriving—as the last year’s developments in artificial intelligence make clear—but the national government is nowhere near…
February 23, 2023 5:30 am
Heeding the Warning from the Future
It’s fun to laugh at flat earth theory and similar conspiracist nonsense. It’s less fun to consider the implications of…
February 14, 2023 5:30 am
Microsoft Is Getting Ready to Eat Google’s Lunch
The new Bing Chat appears to be an existential threat to Google’s search dominance.
February 13, 2023 5:30 am
The Eerie Familiarity of California’s Boom-Bust Cycle
Those trying to ride a corporate unicorn to a major IPO should consider the lessons of their nineteenth-century forebears.
