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Paul Welty, PhD AI, WORK, AND STAYING HUMAN

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Phony free-speech advocate elon musk bans prominent left wing Twitter accounts

Elon Musk's recent ban of prominent left-wing Twitter accounts raises serious concerns about free speech and the suppression of pro-democracy voices.

More disturbing news about the suppressing of pro-democracy voices

Phony free-speech advocate Elon Musk bans prominent left wing Twitter accounts

Nobody takes you aside anymore

Print taught a generation when to stop. What we lose when the machines absorb the constraints that used to form us.

Your AI agents need a water cooler

Coordination is a property of the room, not the org chart. What that means when your coworkers are agents.

On the death of the author and the birth of the detector

Why worrying about AI authorship is lazier, and more prejudiced, than it looks.

The work of being available now

A book on AI, judgment, and staying human at work.

The practice of work in progress

Practical essays on how work actually gets done.

Did the state change? A simple test for whether work actually happened

Either something exists now that did not exist before, or it does not. A simple test for whether work actually happened, and what changes when you build your systems so they can't record anything else.

How to manage content for multiple clients without flattening their voices

How to manage content for multiple clients without their voices blurring into one house style: a workspace and a voice profile per client, batchable stages, and approval buffers.

Why does AI writing sound generic? It has nothing to work with

Why does AI writing sound generic? Because the model has none of your perspective, examples, constraints, or stakes to work with. The fix is interview-first, not better adjectives.

Article analysis: A shift in remote work? Microsoft and McKinsey address RTO plans in the wake of amazon’’s 5-day mandate

Explore the evolving landscape of remote work as Microsoft and McKinsey respond to Amazon's RTO mandate, balancing corporate needs and employee flexibility.

Article analysis: Byju’s founder says his EdTech startup, once worth $22b, is now ‘worth zero’

Byju's founder reveals the shocking fall from a $22B valuation to zero, exploring missteps and the impact of strategic decisions on his edtech startup.

Article analysis: Has the OPM market already imploded?

Explore the decline of online program managers as contracts expire and partnerships dwindle, reshaping the future of educational business models.