Some fun news: we're doing our first-ever Platformer live event on June 2 at Atlassian headquarters in San Francisco, and you can join us! Replika and Wabi founder Eugenia Kuyda will join us for a fascinating conversation about DIY software, the SaasPocalypyse, AI companions, and much more. Plus Platformer fellow and Gen Z AI correspondent Ella Markianos will join me to present the latest research about tech's impact on labor. Only a few dozen tickets are available, so if you're interested I suggest buying one soon. Get all the details here .

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In the first two episodes of Platformer ’s mini-series on AI and jobs, we heard from two tech leaders who pushed back on the idea that AI is about to leave most white-collar jobs worthless. Box CEO Aaron Levie argued that the “last mile” of human labor will resist efforts to automate it.…