Future of Work
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Nonprofit CEOs say Trump’s economy is driving surging demand—and they’re pushed to the brink
America’s nonprofits are being asked to do more with less, and the executives running them say the strain is causing massive burnout. Nearly three-quarters of nonprofit CEOs surveyed by the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) said their organizations have experienced increased demand for their services brought on by cuts to major programs, according to a
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Four ways to create a lasting cost advantage from AI
Having advised companies across industries on cost transformations for more than two decades, I’ve seen a growing divide emerge as AI and agentic systems reshape the economics of doing business. It’s clear that most companies still struggle to turn AI pilots into profits. Yet a small number of companies are succeeding, in part by linking
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AI isn’t paying off in the way companies think. Layoffs driven by automation are failing to generate returns, study finds
The ongoing dialogue regarding the ever-imminent displacement of white-collar workers by AI is predicated on the assumption that the technology will become as skilled as the very workers it threatens to displace, thereby cutting labor costs. But a new study found that’s not quite what’s playing out in many companies that have carried out AI-related layoffs.
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AI generated identical résumés for a man and a woman: Hers was more likely to be labeled ‘weak,’ while his got a 97% approval rating
If you’re using AI for professional work purposes and are wondering if you’re being judged for it, it might depend on who you are. A new study sought to determine whether women—particularly young women—would be treated more harshly than their male counterparts for using artificial intelligence in job applications. Zehra Chatoo, a former Meta strategist
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‘Employers are increasingly turning to degree and GPA’ in hiring: Recruiters retreat from ‘talent is everywhere,’ double down on top colleges
Higher education is undergoing an identity crisis. Repeated attacks from the Trump administration, the rise of AI, and budget shortfalls have put top universities on the defensive as public sentiment on the value of a college degree sours. But a trend in company hiring suggests that elite colleges aren’t losing their edge anytime soon. A
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Companies are abandoning ‘peanut butter’ raises as pay-for-performance takes over the workplace in the AI era
The hype around so-called “peanut butter” raises that distribute equal payments to every worker is falling flat as AI divides the workplace into super users and stragglers. Companies have given out raises based on performance for years, but studies from earlier this year suggested this trend was shifting. About 44% of employers said they either
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Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong replacing ‘pure managers’ with ‘player-coaches’ is another sign the org chart is changing in a big way
On Tuesday, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced he was laying off 14% of the company’s workforce—just under 700 people — and turning the company’s org chart upside down. Out went what Armstrong calls “pure managers.” In came “player-coaches,” flat hierarchies capped at five layers, and “AI-native pods” that could include one-person teams directing agents that
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Meet a 20-year-old student who changed her major to marketing to ‘AI-proof’ her career
Two years ago, Josephine Timperman arrived at college with a plan. She declared a major in business analytics, figuring she’d learn niche skills that would stand out on a resume and help land a good job after college. But the rise of artificial intelligence has scrambled those calculations. The basic skills she was learning in
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Elon Musk says saving for retirement is irrelevant because AI is going to create a world of abundance: ‘It won’t matter’
Saving for retirement is pointless thanks to the impending “supersonic tsunami” of AI and robotics, which will bring about a world of zero scarcity, according to Elon Musk. While the Tesla and SpaceX CEO admitted he’s “more optimistic” than most, he insisted people shouldn’t stress over building a nest egg for the distant future, contrary
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‘You feel radicalized’: A Meta AI exec watched agents beat her top workers. Now she’s built a nonprofit to help Gen Z find jobs before they disappear
Every job is an AI job now. That’s at least how Clara Shih sees it. The former AI exec at Meta and Salesforce, has seen the future of the job market, and it’s a workforce fully enabled by AI. Shih has worked in AI for 20 years. But the turning point came for her last