'This is the last opportunity for us to wake up': A leading economist warns we're headed for an AI-driven cataclysm

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"This is the last opportunity for us to wake up," warns Daron Acemoglu.

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How a leading economist learned to start worrying and fear artificial intelligence 

I quadrupled my salary to nearly $200,000 by age 30 because I advocated for myself and knew when to pivot. Here's how I did it.

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Christian Lovell.

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The 30 highest-paying jobs in New York State

Tech Insider : Economy
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We found the highest-paying jobs in New York state based on May 2022 occupational wage data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Big Tech salaries revealed: This is what developers, engineers, and product managers make at Google, Apple, Meta, and Amazon

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Business Insider analyzed salary data for workers at top tech companies.

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Leaked Google pay data reveals the highest salaries the tech giant pays in engineering, sales, and more

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

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Should you quit your job because you're paid too much? One worker wrote to an advice columnist to ask.

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Should you quit your job if you make too much — and it's just too darned easy? That's what a nonprofit worker wrote to ask a New York Times columnist recently.

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The job market is never going to return to normal

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
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The coming surge in boomer retirement will create a labor shortage that will last for decades — and that's great news for everyone.

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Redditors who say they make over $100,000 without being 'killed' by stress are discussing the type of jobs they have

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Tech workers are beginning to panic about the impact of AI on the future of their jobs.
Tech workers are beginning to panic about the impact of AI on the future of their jobs.

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How Gen Z and the Great Resignation created a wave of overinflated job titles

Tech Insider : Economy
A baby wearing a too-large suit sits at a desk with a job-title plaque in front of them that reads 'Senior Executive Vice President
Associates are now "partners," and everyone's a "senior executive VP." Why did regular-old job titles suddenly get so pompous-sounding?

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