Nicholas L.
@worklab.bsky.social
Futurist | Strategist | Optimist
Exploring how AI, tech, and innovation are reshaping work, business, and the future - minus the hype.
Some personal interests might also feature: 🎧 ☕️ ✈️ 🏎️
Exploring how AI, tech, and innovation are reshaping work, business, and the future - minus the hype.
Some personal interests might also feature: 🎧 ☕️ ✈️ 🏎️
Right now, AI is learning fast. Robotics is catching up. The moment they fully merge, everything shifts. Work, industry, infrastructure - rewritten. The key question isn’t “if” this happens. It’s how we handle it when it does.
Fascinating times ahead….
#AI #Robotics #FutureOfWork
Fascinating times ahead….
#AI #Robotics #FutureOfWork
March 4, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Right now, AI is learning fast. Robotics is catching up. The moment they fully merge, everything shifts. Work, industry, infrastructure - rewritten. The key question isn’t “if” this happens. It’s how we handle it when it does.
Fascinating times ahead….
#AI #Robotics #FutureOfWork
Fascinating times ahead….
#AI #Robotics #FutureOfWork
The bigger question: how does society adjust?
- If AI-powered robots can do 80% of physical work, what jobs remain?
- We rethink wages, taxation, & economic models?
- What happens when an AI workforce scales faster than humans can reskill?
It’s not just a tech challenge, it’s a policy one too.
- If AI-powered robots can do 80% of physical work, what jobs remain?
- We rethink wages, taxation, & economic models?
- What happens when an AI workforce scales faster than humans can reskill?
It’s not just a tech challenge, it’s a policy one too.
March 4, 2025 at 7:46 AM
The bigger question: how does society adjust?
- If AI-powered robots can do 80% of physical work, what jobs remain?
- We rethink wages, taxation, & economic models?
- What happens when an AI workforce scales faster than humans can reskill?
It’s not just a tech challenge, it’s a policy one too.
- If AI-powered robots can do 80% of physical work, what jobs remain?
- We rethink wages, taxation, & economic models?
- What happens when an AI workforce scales faster than humans can reskill?
It’s not just a tech challenge, it’s a policy one too.
The next decade will see robots go from factory floors to everyday work:
- Logistics & warehouses - already happening
- Healthcare - patient care, surgical assistance
- Food service & delivery
- General-purpose labor - once AI + robotics fully align.
This won’t happen overnight, but it will happen.
- Logistics & warehouses - already happening
- Healthcare - patient care, surgical assistance
- Food service & delivery
- General-purpose labor - once AI + robotics fully align.
This won’t happen overnight, but it will happen.
March 4, 2025 at 7:46 AM
The next decade will see robots go from factory floors to everyday work:
- Logistics & warehouses - already happening
- Healthcare - patient care, surgical assistance
- Food service & delivery
- General-purpose labor - once AI + robotics fully align.
This won’t happen overnight, but it will happen.
- Logistics & warehouses - already happening
- Healthcare - patient care, surgical assistance
- Food service & delivery
- General-purpose labor - once AI + robotics fully align.
This won’t happen overnight, but it will happen.
The missing piece? Embodied AI.
- Robots trained in simulation before real-world deployment.
- LLMs directing movement dynamically, not just pre-programmed scripts.
- Better sensors + actuators for real-time feedback.
We’re shifting from robot arms to intelligent machines in bodies.
- Robots trained in simulation before real-world deployment.
- LLMs directing movement dynamically, not just pre-programmed scripts.
- Better sensors + actuators for real-time feedback.
We’re shifting from robot arms to intelligent machines in bodies.
March 4, 2025 at 7:46 AM
The missing piece? Embodied AI.
- Robots trained in simulation before real-world deployment.
- LLMs directing movement dynamically, not just pre-programmed scripts.
- Better sensors + actuators for real-time feedback.
We’re shifting from robot arms to intelligent machines in bodies.
- Robots trained in simulation before real-world deployment.
- LLMs directing movement dynamically, not just pre-programmed scripts.
- Better sensors + actuators for real-time feedback.
We’re shifting from robot arms to intelligent machines in bodies.
Right now, AI is brilliant and far beyond what most predicted. LLMs reason, generate, and automate complex tasks. Robotics? Still pretty clunky in real-world settings. Most bots today do one thing well but can’t adapt on the fly. They follow scripts, not real intelligence. That’s about to change.
March 4, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Right now, AI is brilliant and far beyond what most predicted. LLMs reason, generate, and automate complex tasks. Robotics? Still pretty clunky in real-world settings. Most bots today do one thing well but can’t adapt on the fly. They follow scripts, not real intelligence. That’s about to change.
Welcome the optimism…I’m not there yet but hopeful 🙏🏻👍🏻
March 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Welcome the optimism…I’m not there yet but hopeful 🙏🏻👍🏻
Spot on. The teams that lean in, experiment, and find where AI adds the most value will level up on productivity and creativity. It’s less about AI replacing work and more about reimagining how work gets done.
March 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Spot on. The teams that lean in, experiment, and find where AI adds the most value will level up on productivity and creativity. It’s less about AI replacing work and more about reimagining how work gets done.
One to watch for sure. 👍🏻
March 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
One to watch for sure. 👍🏻
Nothing like solving the rocket equation by just… skipping the rocket. Love the energy 😄👍🏻
March 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Nothing like solving the rocket equation by just… skipping the rocket. Love the energy 😄👍🏻
My initial response was…Such a good point. Planes face physics, software faces an army of creative, motivated attackers who never stop. It’s like securing a house when the burglars keep evolving new lockpicks daily.
Then I read Mallory’s replies. Yikes.
Then I read Mallory’s replies. Yikes.
March 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
My initial response was…Such a good point. Planes face physics, software faces an army of creative, motivated attackers who never stop. It’s like securing a house when the burglars keep evolving new lockpicks daily.
Then I read Mallory’s replies. Yikes.
Then I read Mallory’s replies. Yikes.
Yeah, it’s wild how much has changed. Before, you had to go looking for that kind of content, now it finds you. Feels like constant exposure could numb people to violence, or worse, make it feel normal. Hard not to wonder what that does to empathy over time.
March 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Yeah, it’s wild how much has changed. Before, you had to go looking for that kind of content, now it finds you. Feels like constant exposure could numb people to violence, or worse, make it feel normal. Hard not to wonder what that does to empathy over time.
Beautiful! Just love the aesthetics on some of these “mature” units 👍🏻
February 27, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Beautiful! Just love the aesthetics on some of these “mature” units 👍🏻
Europe’s AI ambitions are big but I wonder about execution. Funding AI gigafactories + the AI Act could create a unique EU advantage - if they manage to get the balance right. A regulated, innovation-friendly AI ecosystem? That’s a future worth watching.
February 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Europe’s AI ambitions are big but I wonder about execution. Funding AI gigafactories + the AI Act could create a unique EU advantage - if they manage to get the balance right. A regulated, innovation-friendly AI ecosystem? That’s a future worth watching.
Agreed, and love the optimism, collaborative spirit and drive for unity - we need more of this to convert ai potential into reality 🌳🤖
February 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Agreed, and love the optimism, collaborative spirit and drive for unity - we need more of this to convert ai potential into reality 🌳🤖
Great blog! AI’s environmental impact is huge with massive energy use, limited transparency. Sustainability benefits? Mostly hypothetical. Without accountability, AI risks deepening the problem not solving it. Transparency & efficiency must come first. Green AI won’t happen by accident.
February 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Great blog! AI’s environmental impact is huge with massive energy use, limited transparency. Sustainability benefits? Mostly hypothetical. Without accountability, AI risks deepening the problem not solving it. Transparency & efficiency must come first. Green AI won’t happen by accident.
2. User control is the next battleground. AI-generated everything is here, but the demand for transparency, personal control, and human curation is growing fast.
#artificialinteligence #futureofwork
#artificialinteligence #futureofwork
February 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
2. User control is the next battleground. AI-generated everything is here, but the demand for transparency, personal control, and human curation is growing fast.
#artificialinteligence #futureofwork
#artificialinteligence #futureofwork
Two key shifts to watch in 2025:
1. The scaling era is fading. AI is hitting economic and technical limits - efficiency, specialisation, and new architectures will define the next breakthroughs.
1. The scaling era is fading. AI is hitting economic and technical limits - efficiency, specialisation, and new architectures will define the next breakthroughs.
February 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Two key shifts to watch in 2025:
1. The scaling era is fading. AI is hitting economic and technical limits - efficiency, specialisation, and new architectures will define the next breakthroughs.
1. The scaling era is fading. AI is hitting economic and technical limits - efficiency, specialisation, and new architectures will define the next breakthroughs.
5. The new digital divide. AI isn’t replacing everyone, yet. But those who think with AI will lead. The rest? Struggling to keep up as AI shifts what’s possible and what’s expected.
February 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
5. The new digital divide. AI isn’t replacing everyone, yet. But those who think with AI will lead. The rest? Struggling to keep up as AI shifts what’s possible and what’s expected.
3. AI jobs crisis? Not yet. But “safe” knowledge work is changing first - AI is shifting how we work before replacing who works.
4. Regulation wars. The EU clamps down, the US drags its feet, and China accelerates. The real AI power struggle? Compute, not compliance.
4. Regulation wars. The EU clamps down, the US drags its feet, and China accelerates. The real AI power struggle? Compute, not compliance.
February 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
3. AI jobs crisis? Not yet. But “safe” knowledge work is changing first - AI is shifting how we work before replacing who works.
4. Regulation wars. The EU clamps down, the US drags its feet, and China accelerates. The real AI power struggle? Compute, not compliance.
4. Regulation wars. The EU clamps down, the US drags its feet, and China accelerates. The real AI power struggle? Compute, not compliance.
1. AGI? Still distant. AI dominates tasks but lacks much if any real reasoning. Narrow superintelligence is close, general intelligence isn’t.
2. LLMs stagnating? Scaling alone isn’t enough. Smarter models won’t come from bigger ones but from new architectures and more efficient training.
2. LLMs stagnating? Scaling alone isn’t enough. Smarter models won’t come from bigger ones but from new architectures and more efficient training.
February 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
1. AGI? Still distant. AI dominates tasks but lacks much if any real reasoning. Narrow superintelligence is close, general intelligence isn’t.
2. LLMs stagnating? Scaling alone isn’t enough. Smarter models won’t come from bigger ones but from new architectures and more efficient training.
2. LLMs stagnating? Scaling alone isn’t enough. Smarter models won’t come from bigger ones but from new architectures and more efficient training.