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Slok: AI hits pay before payrolls
Aug 22, 2026SOURCE: bloomberg.com
SO WHAT
The window is opening in labor costs before labor counts, giving firms a brief advantage before the inversion spreads.
Apollo’s Torsten Slok says AI is pressuring compensation even as jobs remain intact—for now. The wire suggests a phase transition where the old system absorbs the signal first in wages, not headcount.
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