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That is the topic of my latest Bloomberg column, here is one excerpt: To see how this is likely to play out, start with a distinction between sectors in which it is relatively easy to go out of business, and sectors in which it is not. Most firms selling computer programming services, for example, do […] The post The uneven effects of AI on...

Here is a very good New York piece by Reeves Wiedeman, here is the excerpt from yours truly: When I reached out to Tyler Cowen, he said that his prognostication of football’s death had been off in part because he misread people’s concern for their health and the health of others. “COVID changed my mind […] The post What happened to football’s concussion crisis?...

1. Goldfish crackers are changing, but only for a limited period of time. 2. The rise and decline of the secretary. 3. Not every economist would agree.  Even fewer would frame it as such, even if they had some sympathies in that direction. 4. Canadian backlash on immigration. 5. Perplexity on the move. 6. The […] The post Friday assorted links appeared first on...