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Figure: Exposed and unexposed jobs moved together until early 2023, after which the exposed line fell more than twice as far. Related articles:

Figure: After adoption, small firms fell 16% below their own trend while larger firms edged above theirs. Related articles: AI and the D

Figure: Each change answers a specific failure Lai observed, rather than adding technology for its own sake. Related articles: Redesigning

Figure: Each student arrives as the only expert on one topic, so no group can finish without hearing from every member. Related articles: Re

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Figure 1. The US lead in private AI investment highlights the financial scale confronting middle powers.

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Figure 4. China’s notable model output expanded during 2023–2025, while the US remained ahead.

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Figure 2: MiniMax accounted for nearly four-fifths of the exchanges Anthropic attributes to distillation, dwarfing Moonshot's and DeepSeek's shares.

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Accounting for costs and worker differences more than doubles the model’s explanatory power. Related Articles: Jevons Paradox and AI Adopti