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15 November 2026

The verification tax replaces the apprenticeship model

At the consulting firm Futurety, the CEO replaced a summer intern with ChatGPT for social-media copy, while Grindr has shifted its hiring preference toward seasoned engineers over recent graduates. This trend reflects a broader contraction in entry-level opportunities, with SignalFire…

14 November 2026

AI shifts the burden of judgment to the worker

New benchmarks for performance. Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5.2 passed 99 of 240 real-world freelance jobs in a test conducted by the Center for AI Safety and Scale AI, up from just 6 passes a year ago. The test evaluates whether…

13 November 2026

Does AI replace the worker or the task?

Optimists argue that AI acts as a complement rather than a substitute for human labor. Developers at Microsoft report that 45% of their AI usage involves accelerating existing tasks, while 49% of their time is redirected toward new projects that…

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