Nobel economist Daron Acemoglu said the 5% layoff math is backwards — 5% more productive beats 5% automated
TL;DR: Daron Acemoglu said the 5% math your CFO trusts is backwards. It looks clean to automate 5% and save half in that slice, but making 100 people 5% better moves the P&L more, and lasts longer when integration hits the jagged edge. Have you guys heard of STAAD Pro? Or ETAS, SAP2000, etc.? Well,…
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- 2026-10-07 09:40 · r/artificial
Nobel economist Daron Acemoglu said the 5% layoff math is backwards — 5% more productive beats 5% automated
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