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Thousands of CEOs admit AI had no impact on employment or productivity

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Thousands of CEOs admit AI had no impact on employment or productivity

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Thousands of CEOs admit AI had no impact on employment or productivity—and it has economists resurrecting a paradox from 40 years ago | Fortune

In the 1980s, economist Robert Solow made an observation that reminded economists of today’s AI boom: “You can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics.”

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Exactly, ai is awesome at bullshitting which is what CEO do for a living. Just replace the CEO with AI and the company wouldn’t feel a difference.

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