Applies the routine/non-routine task distinction from labor economics (Autor, Levy, Murnane 2003) to the question of where AI automation of knowledge work is structurally tractable vs. where Polanyi's Paradox applies. Introduces the concept of "defensible but not differentiating" cognitive labor as the prime zone for acceleration.
Cognitive Labor: The Mental Work Behind Knowledge Work | The Hitchhiker's Guide to Building Knowledge Work Systems (Series)
Defining cognitive labor, mental synthesis, and the defensible-but-not-differentiating framework — the foundation for understanding what AI actually changes about knowledge work.
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