Future of Work · Geoeconomics · Global Risk
Ricky Li
World Economic Forum
I study how geopolitical uncertainty, technological disruption, and social change reshape labor markets and organizational strategy.
We operate in an era where noise compounds faster than signal. Clarity is a form of competitive advantage — and interpretation is what converts evidence into action.
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Arguments grounded in data. Written for people who want the interpretation, not just the summary.
Artificial Intelligence · 7 min
Your Firm Does Not Employ People Anymore. It Holds Assets.
Why firms should start thinking about the economics of AI Agents
Artificial Intelligence · 6 min
The Economics of AI Agents (a beta version)
The new labour economics?
China · 7 min
The Jobs China Is Manufacturing
A text analysis of the 14th and 15th Five-Year Plans shows a country is changing what work means
Signal All entries →
Data worth paying attention to — and what I think it actually means.
Julius Schulte / Artificial Analysis data · March 2026
The price collapse that proves the split
Boston Consulting Group · Q4 2025
When a risk becomes ambient, it exits the language of strategy and enters the language of assumption
McKinsey Global Institute · November 2025
CHROs planning workforce transitions around these numbers are building on sand