Apollo’s Slok Says AI Weighs On Pay Without Cutting Jobs — Yet
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If AI is suppressing wage growth before it shows up in job cuts, the near-term impact for operators is labor cost flattening, not headcount reduction. Expect pressure on mid-skill compensation and start planning for roles that blend oversight, prompt design, and domain expertise rather than pure task execution.
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