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AI developers' pursuit of tacit knowledge may boost worker leverage

Sarah O'Connor of the Financial Times highlights that as AI developers increasingly recognize the value of tacit knowledge in business, workers may temporarily gain enhanced leverage. This could lead to a period where employers are willing to pay for workers' unique, uncodocumented expertise to advance AI development. However, the long-term impact hinges on workers' willingness to share this knowledge, as its value is primarily derived from its one-time transfer. AI

IMPACT Recognizing the value of tacit knowledge in AI development could shift power dynamics, potentially increasing worker leverage in negotiations.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece discussing the implications of AI development on workers, citing a specific journalist.

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AI developers' pursuit of tacit knowledge may boost worker leverage

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    As Sarah O'Connor (FT) points out as the trainers of AI & Associated technologies realise (as they will) the importance of tacit knowledge in business practices

    As Sarah O'Connor (FT) points out as the trainers of AI & Associated technologies realise (as they will) the importance of tacit knowledge in business practices, so the power of workers may be (albeit only temporarily) enhanced. So for workers, we can expect a period where their …