[24 AUG] PAPER CUT: Green Lights, Red Flags, Real Work

Surveillance gets slick. AI hype meets the finance team. Entry-level careers wobble. This week is about trust, not toys.

By EBN 6 min read
Neon blue human eye surrounded by radiating binary digits, flanked by two security cameras, illustrating workplace surveillance contrasted with human skill.
Watch all you want. Skill still does the work.

The office now has a traffic system. Green means you have been seen. Red means you have not. HSBC is expanding surveillance. Another global brand plans AI “HR personas.” It all signals a shift from managing outcomes to managing optics. Staff can tell.

At the same time, generative AI is moving from keynotes to cost centers. Pilots stall. Hiring freezes creep in. Governments scramble for skills while the entry-level ladder loses rungs.

This edition threads four stories into one point. The winners will design for trust and skill. Everyone else will buy more dashboards.

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