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Spying on the Wrist Wriggle: What Happens When AI Try to Steal Our Tacit Skills?

Spying on the Wrist Wriggle: What Happens When AI Try to Steal Our Tacit Skills?

AI easily learns data but struggles with “tacit knowledge”: the unspoken habits we rely on at work. To fix this, bosses are tracking workers’ every move. But spying raises massive privacy issues and often makes staff hide their best skills from AI.

Manila Calling: Why AI Hasn’t Stolen the Night Shift Yet from the Call Centre Capital

Manila Calling: Why AI Hasn’t Stolen the Night Shift Yet from the Call Centre Capital

AI hasn’t killed the Philippine call centre boom yet. Workers use tools like ChatGPT to do their jobs better and faster. But as simple tasks vanish, beginners face a tougher climb, and having a robot boss brings a new kind of stress.

Trapped in the Matrix: Dodging the New AI Superpowers

Trapped in the Matrix: Dodging the New AI Superpowers

American and China are hoarding top-tier AI. While tech bosses pitch private regulators to police rogue AI, other nations must avoid state-funded flops and build local data centres instead. Pick your partners wisely; cheap Chinese tech comes with heavy strings attached.

“Lower-Value Human Capital”: How Not to Introduce AI at Work

“Lower-Value Human Capital”: How Not to Introduce AI at Work

Bosses love AI for productivity, but workers are nervous it might replace them. Calling staff “low-value human capital” only breed resentment and ruins performance. To ease the panic, managers must ditch the corporate speak and actively retrain their teams for the jobs of tomorrow.

Why Everyone Hates AI (And Why We Can’t Afford to Stop Building It)

Why Everyone Hates AI (And Why We Can’t Afford to Stop Building It)

Voters hate AI data centres more than nuclear plants, fearing job losses and grid strain. As US politicians panic and push bans, China’s open models are closing the gap. To win the tech race without a revolt, leaders must share the economic wealth, fix the power grid, and stick to the facts.

Your Brain Needs Boring Work: Why We Shouldn’t Let AI Do All the Boring Stuff

Your Brain Needs Boring Work: Why We Shouldn’t Let AI Do All the Boring Stuff

AI promises to banish boring office tasks, but we shouldn’t kill off grunt work entirely. Simple chores train beginners, give our brains a rest from deep thinking, spark creativity, and provide a quick sense of achievement. A little puttering is actually good for you.

Thinking by Proxy: Why AI is Seducing Us Into Stupidity

Thinking by Proxy: Why AI is Seducing Us Into Stupidity

Handing chores to new tech is not new, but AI’s smooth confidence lures us into a “cognitive surrender”: blindly trusting AI even when they’re wrong. To keep minds sharp, bosses must hire natural thinkers, reward error-catching, and enforce AI-free periods. Delegate the work, not your judgement.