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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.

Bots Write Badly, But Some Humans Write Worse

Bots Write Badly, But Some Humans Write Worse

A recent uproar over an AI-tainted novel reveals that bots write shitty prose, but so do humans. While AI lacks a soul, it can rival formulaic authors. To survive, writers must stop complaining about AI and start writing things actually worth paying a premium for.

Silicon, Sovereignty, and the State: The Geopolitical Brawl Over Frontier AI

Silicon, Sovereignty, and the State: The Geopolitical Brawl Over Frontier AI

Trump ordered Anthropic to block foreign access to its top AI models, sparking a clash between tech idealism and state power. As America weaponises its compute lead, allies and tech hubs face a stark choice: build sovereign tech coalitions or become digital vassals.

Goodbye, Corporate Pyramid: What Happens When Algorithms Eat the Grunt Work?

Goodbye, Corporate Pyramid: What Happens When Algorithms Eat the Grunt Work?

As AI devours grunt work, corporate pyramids are morphing into diamonds. Yet slashing junior roles (a vital pipeline in the Philippines) is short-sighted. Young workers are our best lever for AI adoption. Smart firms won't sack trainees; they’ll upskill them for higher-order work.