The Cal Newport Show

Is AI About to Automate Every Office Job? | AI Reality Check

Donnerstag, 30. April 2026 · 33 min

MP3

Shownotes

Cal Newport takes a critical look at recent AI News.

Video from today’s episode also at: youtube.com/calnewportmedia

Is AI About to Automate Every Office Job?
Other Tech Leaders Don’t Agree
-We Aren’t Seeing Enough Progress
-LLMS Are Limited
Conclusion

Links:

Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow

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Thanks to Jesse Miller for production and mastering and Nate Mechler for research and newsletter.

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