The Next Rung: Why AI is breaking the career ladder, and how to find your next step

Why the ladder you were climbing has come apart, and what to do about it.

Every previous technological revolution carried within it opportunities for displaced workers. The AI revolution is different: it’s not a specific tool, but a general labour replacement, and it performs best at exactly the cognitive work that has until now formed the career path for knowledge workers. Put simply, from this point on, businesses need fewer people. The ladder itself is dissolving, and those in the middle ...