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我有时会阅读关于大型软件公司的评论，并注意到反复出现的模式。人们正确地识别了大型组织的真实特征，并批评了它们，但很少欣赏这些特征最初存在的原因。

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The middle manager that doesn’t perform any useful work is a fun stereotype, but I also think it’s a good target to aim for. The difference lies in what to do once one has rendered oneself redundant. A common response is to invent new work, ask for status reports, and add bureaucracy. A better response is to go back to working on technical problems. This keeps the manager’s skills fresh and gets them more respect from their reports. The manager should turn into a high-powered spare worker, rather than a paper-shuffler.

The impact of AI on the workforce will be influenced by what different institutions throughout society—including businesses, nonprofit institutions, worker organizations, colleges and universities, and government—choose to do to guide its development and use.