AI
How Gen Z Uses Gen AI and Why It Worries Them
The authors surveyed ~2500 US adults ages 18-28 to learn about how they use AI. Most of them are using it as a productivity tool than for social reasons. They worry most that AI makes people lazier and less smart. AI crowds out learning by doing (it does the work do you don’t have to learn), crowds out critical thinking (promotes instant gratification rather than real understanding), and crowds out social learning (screens over people, isolation, working “alone together”). Causes for optimism are (1) using AI to offer novel viewpoints, (2) breaking complex problems into simpler ones, and (3) freeing up more time for more complex and meaningful work.
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Business
9 Trends Shaping Work in 2026 and Beyond
- AI layoffs outpace AI productivity gains
- Culture dissonance holds orgs back from performance goals
- AI takes a toll on employees’ mental fitness
- AI workslop becomes a top productivity drain
- Forward-thinking employers restore humanity to the hiring process
- Insider corporate espionage risks increase
- Tech-to-trades career paths blossom
- Process pros (not tech prodigies) unlock AI value
- Employees demand compensation for training their AI doppelgangers
Cognition
Why Your Brain Learns Better from Paper
This video presents the science around information retention when reading from physical vs digital media. Quick information gathering, reference gathering, and skimming are suitable for screens. To learn something specific, have it stick, and when it’s complex, use physical books.
Talent Development
How Do Workers Develop Good Judgment in the AI Era?
- “AI simultaneously increases the need for judgment and erodes the experiences that produce it.”
- “Judgment can be defined as the capacity to act wisely in situations where rules by themselves are insufficient.”
- HITL isn’t sufficient. Formal reviews don’t solve the problem of creating conditions where judgment can develop. Also, if juniors are asked to escalate to seniors, that only teaches them that uncertainty is to be delegated to others (who will become bottlenecks).
- Risks: Fewer people have accumulated experience to deal with critical choices. The next generation of leaders won’t have the ability to make decisions when things are novel or ambiguous. This teaches people to manage up rather than learning how to decide.
Team Dynamics
How to Foster Psychological Safety When AI Erodes Trust on Your Team
The authors of this article present the case that AI can create team behavior problems (that leaders typically frame as tooling and training problems). This feels similar to the existing maxim of AI being an amplifier (making mediocre teams worse, making good teams great).