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Business operations, automation, and AI don't have to be complicated. Every week, Quanta Bits breaks down what's actually changing for mid-market companies: what's working, what's hype, and what operational leaders should pay attention to. Hosted by Reza Morakabati, founder of Quanta Management and MIT Sloan alum. The companion to the Quanta Bits newsletter.
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The White Collar Reckoning
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Anthropic published actual data on who AI is displacing, and it's not who most people expect. The most exposed group? People with graduate degrees earning 47% more than average. Computer, math, business, legal, and management roles are all above 90% exposed. But only 33% of that work is actually being done by AI today. That 61-point gap doesn't close on its own. It closes when leadership decides how fast to push, what to measure, and who's accountable.
Also this week: Jack Dorsey cuts 40% of Block's workforce and Wall Street rewards him. AI models fail nuclear de-escalation simulations 95% of the time. Google's NotebookLM generates full cinematic video from your documents. And Burger King puts an AI coach in every employee's headset.
Companion to Quanta Bits Issue 6. Full newsletter with sources: quantabits.beehiiv.com