Boaz Barak: keep hiring and training junior staff even at a cost to short-term efficiency
ziv_ravid · x · 2026-10-24
Boaz Barak agrees with economist Jason Furman: to keep a human-controlled future, we should hire and train junior employees even at a cost to short-term efficiency. Furman expects academics to keep research assistants mainly for mentorship, and companies to keep junior staff to prepare them for future roles rather than for immediate output.
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