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The Flat Curve SocietyDocumented creation of 13 new job categories at a single company directly contradicts the stagnation thesis proposed by the Flat Curve Society.
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How This Was MadeThe new item's argument that AI adoption struggles to spread beyond early adopters tensions with the case study of one tech company creating 13 new job types — the latter suggests broader organizational transformation is achievable, which the new item's thesis would treat as exceptional rather than typical
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How Keras 3 Modernized Expedia's Lodging Ranking StackExpedia's ML infrastructure modernization exemplifies how tech companies upgrade internal capabilities with AI, supporting the narrative of AI creating new specialized engineering roles and workflows