The idea of a 4-day workweek is certainly not a new one. The conversation around it started as far back as the 1950s, with academic papers on the topic dating back to…
Author: Quentin Toulemonde
A Brave New World?
As I meandered through the opening chapters of my current read, Peter Zeihan’s “The End of the World is Just the Beginning” (a book now featured in My Library), my old reflexes…
My 10 ‘Beliefs’ on ChatGPT
In recent days, I have been attempting to take stock of my 2 months (which seemed much longer!) of using the GPT-4 engine. From this reflection, I have drawn 10 ‘beliefs’, which…
Will the macroeconomic tide sway platforms?
In the high-stakes race of start-ups, scalable ideas have traditionally held the winning ticket. This trend has been even stronger in the case of ‘platform-based’ businesses which connect ‘customers’ with ‘suppliers’, from…
‘On the radio’
I have already, on several occasions, shared on this blog my perplexity in the face of the economic context in which we currently live. On one hand, an inflation that does not…
Dancing on a volcano
We have been going through a paradoxical economic period for several months now. At first glance, the situation in many developed countries has never seemed so good, with historically low unemployment and…
A Chinese game, in theory
[P.S.: My apologies to readers who may be averse to numbers, as this post leans more toward the analytical side of the spectrum.] This week, an article in the Financial Times caught…
Degree of Change: Revolutionizing Higher Education
Over the past several weeks, we have discussed various factors driving the present and future evolution of the job market, including demographic shifts, changes in the balance between blue-collar and white-collar jobs,…
Can AI make the workplace more humane?
This post marks a (temporary) conclusion to my series on the impact of AI on society at large and the job market specifically, with the first two posts accessible here and here….
AI-ming for Success: Navigating the Labour Market Shift
Last week, I examined the potential advantages and challenges that AI might introduce to society as a whole. This week, I would like to concentrate on the possible consequences for the labor…