AI versus Marshy - Relationship Coaching

I’ve been ranting about the impact of AI on jobs and the economy in my previous posts, and today I want to dive deeper into a specific issue that’s been on my mind. As regular readers know, I’ve been concerned about the gap between those who have access to the benefits of AI and those who don’t. In this article, I want to explore one aspect of this issue: the concentration of new AI jobs in tech hubs. The app isn’t out yet but can be pre-ordered in the US App store. Great to see another female tech founder working it. Interactions, social cues, and how to do this stuff well is a bonafide problem that even older adults still struggle with. The bit I’m “ugh’” on is interacting with a screen to improve this. Does wearable AI fix this problem? Hmm, I don’t think so either. If you’re looking to bone up in this area I highly recommend two books (of course): ​ Never Eat Alone, Keith Ferrazzi ​ ​ How to Talk to Anyone, Leil Lowndes ​ My advice is simply to practice being interested in people. Practice enough and it becomes a genuine trait ✅ Where’s all those new jobs? I’ve got a confession to make: I love making rants on LinkedIn . This one was a doozy. Can’t stop, won’t stop. So colour me surprised when new data shows that the growth in generative AI jobs is nearly exclusively concentrated in tech hubs . Tech hubs in the US significantly skew towards the coasts. Looking at job postings exclusively isn’t a smoking gun, and the data is US-centric first. Regular readers of this newsletter know I’m concerned about the gap between haves and have nots - and I’ll continue to beat that drum. There’s an argument to be made that the infrastructure needs to be set up first before this technology’s capabilities can be distributed more broadly. I’m not sure that’s the answer either. Originally appeared in newsletter : AI versus Marshy #16: coaching yourself, your relationships, and where are the jobs?