Incentive Design and Productivity Traps
A framework for identifying when incentive systems optimize visible output while eroding long-term productivity.
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A framework for identifying when incentive systems optimize visible output while eroding long-term productivity.
How to reason about value capture when AI capability grows faster than organizational adaptation.