Stories that begin with something visible and ask what larger system is quietly being revealed.
Regulators are beginning to mandate AI literacy, and vendors are delighted to sell the certificates. But a badge proves attendance, not judgement, and the evidence says unguarded AI use can quietly hollow out the very competence it appears to add.
Economy, Labour, and Worker's rights · 10 Nov 2026 · 5 min read
The global pitch says automation flattens the hierarchy and trims the supervisory payroll. The evidence says automation removes the easy work and concentrates the dangerous work on exactly the layer being cut. Whoever still holds the middle after the restructuring holds the institution's risk.
Economy, Labour, and Worker's rights · 10 Nov 2026 · 4 min read