#Labor
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Does AI mean the demand on labor goes up?
The page argues that AI may increase, not reduce, labor demand. As tools become more capable, people do more work, raise expectations, and turn saved time back into work.
At Amazon, Some Coders Say Their Jobs Have Begun to Resemble Warehouse Work
NYT reports Amazon engineers describe AI-driven speed-ups echoing warehouse robotics: faster output quotas, less time to think, and a shift from writing code to reviewing it.
The End of the Road to Serfdom
Doctorow argues that postwar mobility was an exception created by war, welfare, and labor power, and that neoliberalism, free trade, and debt restored elite control while hollowing out workers’ gains.
Why a medieval peasant got more vacation time than you
The piece argues that medieval peasants often had more leisure than modern American workers, then links falling vacation time to insecurity, overwork, lower productivity, and worse health.