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AI and Work

This is the research on what AI does to work itself. It covers which tasks AI takes over, how jobs get reshaped, and how firms reorganize around it. Expect papers from economics and from research on how people and organizations use technology.

Writing about AI and jobs often mixes what was measured with what is predicted. The briefs in this theme separate the two and say plainly which is which. If you're deciding which work to hand to AI, or how to redesign roles around it, start here.

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How the Order of the Work May Shape What AI Takes On
A theory paper argues AI handles runs of neighboring steps, so where AI-suitable work sits in a workflow matters too, not just how much.
Updated 2026-09-15