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AI hubs ↑ ChatGPT app ↑ Labor productivity ↓ Attention spans ↓
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American Shenzhen ↑ SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son is pitching a $1 trillion “Project Crystal Land” in Arizona to create a US-based AI-and-robotics manufacturing hub—double the price tag of the planned “Stargate” data center.
Startup goals ≠ worker goals. 41% of the tasks Y Combinator startups target are ones workers do not want automated. What do workers want? AI that automates low-value, repetitive chores.
Will AI be the productivity boost we need? Labor productivity growth in advanced economies has slowed from 2% annually in the 1990s to just 0.8% today.
AI trust gap. Twice as many Chinese citizens (83%) trust that AI systems serve the best interests of society as Americans (37.5%).
ChatGPT app surpasses X. In just 2.5 years, ChatGPT’s mobile app has overtaken X (formerly Twitter) in daily active users.
China’s auto shifts home. Foreign carmakers once dominated China with 76% market share in 2010; by 2030, their slice is projected to collapse to just 24%.
YouTube Shorts dominates attention. YouTube Shorts, boasting 200 billion daily views, now commands a staggering 1% of all waking human hours globally.
SAT goes snack-able. The SAT slashes its reading passages by up to 90% (from 500-750 words to 25-150 words), trading depth for convenience to appeal to shorter attention spans.
US depends on immigration. New census data shows the US-born workforce is declining, meaning future labor growth relies on up-skilling and immigration to secure necessary labor.
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Frankly horrifying stat for YouTube shorts. Combined with TikTok and reels, what’s the quantified % drain on human attention?