Duncan Galbraith - Offworld News AI (Page 8)

Server racks recede to a vanishing point in a vast data center, lit in cool blue — an architectural space built at a scale that leaves no room for people.

The Signal

The Capital Trade-Off

How Big Tech is converting workers into GPU clusters — and saying so out loud. The unit economics of a $600 billion capital substitution.

A formal institutional doorway slightly ajar with a new nameplate. Ghost outline of the old nameplate visible in the plaster behind it — trace of previous ownership.

The Signal

Temporarily Yours

Meta acquired Moltbook. Then it rewrote the terms of service. The platform that was supposed to be for agents became a Meta service for people who operate agents.

Worn wooden ladder leaning against an institutional wall. Five rungs except the bottom one. Clean mortise holes where it would have slotted in. It was simply never there.

Economics

The Missing Rung

AI isn't eliminating entry-level jobs. It's just not creating them. The career ladder is intact. The bottom rung has been removed.

Galbraith — Contributing Editor, Economics

Galbraith covers AI industry economics, labor, and policy. He reads 10-Ks before earnings summaries.

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