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An office worker in front of a laptop near a window. — From the Inside: A senior strategist reflects on her role being eliminated. | Source: Christin Hume

Opinion

Guest Essay: I Lost My Job to AI Tooling. Here's What I Learned

A senior content strategist whose role was eliminated by AI tooling reflects on what the broader public conversation gets right and wrong.

Hospital corridor with overhead lighting and medical equipment.

Opinion

Guest Essay: Why I Stopped Practising Emergency Medicine

By Imogen Hart a month ago

A modern office workspace with multiple computer monitors and a notebook.

Opinion

Guest Essay: I Run an AI Company. We Need Regulation, but Not the Regulation We're Getting

By Daniel Park a month ago

A view from an air traffic control tower.

Opinion

Guest Essay: I Was an Air Traffic Controller. The System Is More Strained Than the Public Thinks

By Jamal Whitfield a month ago

A close-up of a financial chart with overlapping data lines.

Opinion

Guest Essay: The Inflation Story That the Public Conversation Is Missing

By Marta Reyes a month ago

An empty classroom with desks and a chalkboard.

Opinion

Guest Essay: I Teach High School. The Conversation About Phones Is Missing the Point

By Imogen Hart a month ago

An open notebook with handwritten notes beside an old book.

Opinion

Guest Essay: We Don't Need a New Ethics for the AI Era. We Need to Use the One We Have

By Imogen Hart a month ago

Hospital corridor with overhead lighting.

Opinion

Guest Essay: Rural Hospitals Closing Is Not Inevitable. It Is the Result of Specific Choices

By Imogen Hart a month ago

Aerial view of a city in West Africa during golden hour.

Opinion

Guest Essay: The Quiet Resilience of African Diplomatic Coalitions

By Sofia Almeida a month ago

A residential apartment building under construction with cranes.

Opinion

Guest Essay: I Build Affordable Housing. The Policy Conversation Frustrates Me

By Imogen Hart a month ago

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