There is a growing body of evidence that AI is redefining white-collar work. It’s not just the endless rounds of layoffs at tech companies that herald this transformation. Entry-level jobs are disappearing in sectors like software engineering, leaving new college graduates scrambling to figure out their next move. Recent entrants to the workforce are faced with a uniquely challenging job market, one they say they are unprepared to navigate. Plenty of others are also vulnerable as AI rapidly changes the nature of white-collar work. Secretaries and assistants are high on the list of jobs that are prone to being disrupted…
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The AI conversation today focuses on systems. Which jobs will survive? How does education need to adapt? What happens to the economy when machines produce what humans used to? Governments are commissioning reports. Executives are restructuring. Educators are rewriting curricula. These are urgent questions. But there is one that matters just as much, and it’s the one we can actually do something about: What happens to us? Not our roles. Not our output. Our relationships, our sense of purpose, and our ability to connect with each other as human beings. I don’t pretend to have the answers to the economic…
At 3 a.m., in the midst of labor, a doula we’ll call Renee stepped into the hallway to steady herself. She had been supporting a laboring client for nearly 12 hours. The room was warm, the lights low, the energy focused. But outside, her body told a different story. A sudden wave of heat rose through her chest, her heart began to race, her shirt damp and sticky with sweat. She hadn’t slept well in weeks. The brain fog had been hijacking her daily functions. Still, she took a breath, wiped her face, and walked back in to continue holding…
2015 was a different time. One of the most polarizing discussions online was about whether the color of a striped dress was blue and black or white and gold. The class of 2015 was graduating into an election year. And Stephen Colbert was just gearing up to become the host of The Late Show. Now, polarization online looks a bit different, the class of 2026 is stepping into a country led by the same president who won in 2016, and global conflict and AI have transformed the economy and job market. And last night, the final episode of The Late…
I was in a pub in London, catching up with my oldest friends. One friend turned to another: “What is that phone you are holding?” The phone in question: a $799 Nothing Phone 3. In a world of interchangeable black mirrors, this is a phone that stands out, hence the puzzled look and question. From 2007 to today, the smartphone has gone from designer marvel to almost invisible ubiquity. Apple has led the way with 17 generations of its god-like device. Google, Huawei, Samsung, Motorola, and others follow, delivering great cameras, big screens, and strong Android experiences. Devices have come…
In the world of I Love Boosters, color reigns supreme. The new film from writer-director Boots Riley follows a group of boosters—shoplifters who resell their stolen clothes—led by aspiring fashion designer Corvette (Keke Palmer). They run amok in a surrealist, color-blocked version of San Francisco, wreaking havoc on a chain of department stores where each location is entirely monochrome. “Color is so key, because it helps create worlds,” Shirley Kurata, I Love Boosters‘ costume designer, tells Fast Company. The Oscar-nominated costume designer keeps finding herself depicting the multiverse: For the Best Picture-winning 2022 movie Everything Everywhere All at Once, she…
Top athletes from around the world, including Olympic medal winners, are gathering this Memorial Day weekend for a new Donald Trump Jr.-backed sports competition—and drugs are not only allowed but encouraged. Taking place in Las Vegas, the Enhanced Games will host 42 athletes engaged in swimming, weightlifting, and running competitions. A tournament fit for Sin City, some 90% of the participating athletes admittedly use performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), which are otherwise banned for both domestic and international competitions like the Olympics. These games are organized by Enhanced, which describes itself as a “direct-to-consumer longevity medicine company committed to giving athletes . . .…
If you want to succeed at work, you not only need to get work done, you need to do the right kind of work. That work involves helping to complete projects that really matter to your organization—ones that are central to the mission. You don’t get assigned to those key projects right away. They tend to be run by leaders with significant experience and are staffed by others who have proven their capabilities and have demonstrated how they will contribute to a positive outcome. How do you become one of those go-to individuals? Carry a lot of water If you’re…
Recently, a senior executive shared something that initially sounded surprising. “I find it easier to open up to AI than to a person.” She was referring to an AI coaching platform her company had introduced. The tool prompted reflective questions, helped her think through challenges, and generated suggestions based on patterns in her responses. She appreciated the privacy and the absence of judgment. “There’s no pressure,” she explained. “The system just helps me think.” Her reaction isn’t unusual. As artificial intelligence tools become more sophisticated, many organizations are experimenting with AI-powered coaching platforms. These systems promise scale, consistency, and immediate…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways If your company doesn’t land in the first 10 seconds, people don’t slow down and give you more runway; they just quietly file you under the closest thing they already know and move on. Being specific about what your product is and is not is one of the most underused tools in early-stage messaging. There’s a version of this conversation that happens all the time. A founder is pitching, doing an interview or just talking to someone at a conference, and somewhere around minute three, it becomes clear that the…