Economist: AI productivity gains demand organizational redesign, not cost-cutting
Afinetheorem · x · 2026-10-29
In a thread, economist Afinetheorem argues AI productivity gains require organizations to do new things in architecturally different ways, not just save dollars/minutes on existing workflows. Example: a tool making hundreds of design variations free should change the design process itself — customer conversations, pricing, internal feedback, hiring mix. Tech-diffusion discussions that hold existing products and tasks constant start in the wrong place; ask what wasn't worth doing before, and what must change to enable it.
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