AI can raise productivity while weakening the system that supplies future workers, managers, customers and public permission.
That is not a contradiction. It is a strategic risk.

In this ‘Something for the Weekend’ article, AkinovA CEO Henri Winand argues that growth needs a visible front door:
– Paid entry routes.
– Deliberate apprenticeships.
– Practical AI literacy.
– Verified productivity.
– Visible local benefits from AI infrastructure.

Companies that automate junior work without replacing the learning it provided may lower today’s cost base while weakening tomorrow’s capability.

Companies that build infrastructure without a credible local bargain may gain capacity but lose permission.

This is not merely a social-policy question. It is a workforce resilience, execution and licence-to-operate question.

Read the full article here:
https://lnkd.in/eFkUM7-d

The work of Youth Futures Foundation and OECD – OCDE Social is particularly relevant to this discussion.