Productive. Profitable. People Not Included? AI Displacement. Org Redesign. Universal Basic Income.
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The episode discusses the increasing productivity and profitability of companies alongside the reduction of the workforce and the implications for income.
Send us Fan Mail Productive. Profitable. People Not Included? Companies are getting more productive and profitable — while quietly employing fewer people. This week we unpack the growing gap between AI productivity, disappearing jobs, and the uncomfortable question: if the work changes, what replaces the paycheck? Companies are getting more productive. Profits are rising. So why does it feel like workers are disappearing from the equation? This week on Your Work Friends, Francesca and Mel bre...
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Hosts: Mel Plett, Francesca Ranieri
Topics covered
- AI productivity
- job displacement
- organizational redesign
- universal basic income
- workforce changes
Keywords
- AI
- productivity
- job loss
- organizational change
- universal basic income
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