Blog 6 articles
New measurements, new datasets, and what each one changes on this site. Every figure names where it came from.
What the evidence says 11 min read
Three new studies seem to disagree about AI and new graduates. They don't. Fewer start in the jobs they trained for, but barely more are out of work. Here is where they went.
What the evidence says 10 min read
AI scribes now listen in on GP appointments and write up the notes. The biggest study found they save about two minutes an hour. The bigger change is where the doctor is looking.
What the evidence says 14 min read
AI is now the reason US employers give most for job cuts, yet cuts are falling. McKinsey says the real test is moving 11 million people into new work, and most of the roads aren't built.
What the evidence says 4 min read
The cash machine, the spreadsheet and desktop publishing were all meant to end whole jobs. What actually happened to the people in the room, and the one part of the story that usually gets left out.
What the evidence says 5 min read
In Anthropic's usage data, truck driving tops our twenty jobs for work handed to AI. It also barely shows up. Why the thinnest slices look the most automated, and what to read first.
What the evidence says 5 min read
Pew asked people in 37 countries what AI will do to work. In 34 of them, most expect fewer jobs. Here is what that finding is evidence of, and what it isn't.
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