Research: Rational AI adoption could destroy professional expertise
The Decoder · rss · 2026-08-15
A new paper frames AI adoption as a 'tragedy of the cognitive commons,' where cutting entry-level jobs erodes collective professional expertise. The impact may not be visible until 2030-2045, when today's missing junior talent should have become the experienced workforce.
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