Automation: Minimum wage increases lead to investment in automation
For every 10% increase in the minimum wage, investment in automation goes up by 8%.
Economy: The end of secretarial jobs
Up through the 1970s, up to 1 in 5 jobs were secretarial/clerical jobs. Most of those have vanished due to automation (think PCs) and work place changes.
Economy: How efficiency reduced railroad crew sizes
As automation and improved systems were deployed, railroad crews went from about 12-16 per train in the 1950s, to just 1 or 2 crew members in 2025.
AI, Economy: How many jobs lost due to AI?
So far, surprisingly few.
Early spreadsheet and productivity software products
Early spreadsheets and integrated productivity software suites. I created one of those on this list.
Computer Science: Job market for CS grads weakens
Says CS enrollment is falling, AI is taking jobs, and the job market has gone bust.
Business: Lowes to offer AI-based shopping assistance
Me thinks the need for staff that you can never find may become a bit less Note – I like my local Lowes and Home Depot stores – and their…
Media, AI: What Grok AI thinks will happen to freelance travel writing
Much freelance travel writing is content mill trash - this category is already being replaced by AI.