A knowledge worker is someone who uses their knowledge to create value for a company as opposed to skills. A knowledge worker may do research, analysis, sales, strategy development, or any such task that relies on subject matter expertise.
In a world where intelligence is becoming commodified through generative AI, the edge that comes with being smart is starting to erode.
How do we adapt?
The Facts
Annual payroll outlay for knowledge workers across the world - both direct and indirect - is roughly $60 trillion dollars.
The US and Europe have shipped around 5 million jobs overseas to compress this cost already.
Information markets are also evolving more rapidly than any individual can keep up with.
- 52% of TikTok users now get their news on the app
- Daily newsletters make up a $12.5b industry
- Creators are killing legacy media
There is no more loyalty - users want information delivered to them instantly in their desired format. Speed beats pedigree.
What's a Knowledge Worker to Do?
Creation costs are collapsing, discovery habits are jumping from platform to platform every few years, and there are more ways than ever to monetize information.
The insight your boss appreciated 5 years ago is going to seem pretty paltry 5 years from now.
As a knowledge worker, you need to find a niche. Curate data streams, fix yourself to the end of the information firehose, and develop soft skills that AI can't conceivably match.
It's inevitable that advertisement will poison AI models - you can choose to either be the sickness or the cure.
Creators and curators will win.
You Should Learn Cod3x
I hate to be a shill (not really) but you should seriously give Cod3x a try. It's not the easiest to use quite yet, but it will get there very quickly.
Below is a video demonstration of the upcoming v0.7 release, where I can create an agent and associated automations with a single prompt. Obviously I'm using a trading example here but Cod3x will cover way more than just crypto and finance.
We're building with the goal of disrupting information markets and empowering knowledge workers, so you should start learning the ropes before it's too late.
