Scientific Definition
Scarce AI talent commands market-distorting compensation.
Plain-English Definition
Scarce AI talent commands market-distorting compensation.
Feynman Explanation
If you can't pay it, you'd better partner.
Core Principle
Scarce AI talent commands market-distorting compensation.
Mechanisms
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Inputs (Triggers)
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Outputs (Behaviors)
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Behavioral Signature
If you can't pay it, you'd better partner.
Examples
- ML engineer comp at the top of the market.
- Strategic hiring decisions.
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Famous Experiments
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Design Principles
- Build vs. partner vs. buy decisions made deliberately.
Measurement Approaches
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Evidence
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The Perverse Incentive Lens™
How this behavior is exploited — and how to redesign around it.
- Build vs. partner vs. buy decisions made deliberately.
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Interactive Mini Network
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Knowledge Graph Neighbors
Auto-linked to the rest of the Human Behavior Taxonomy by family, domain, dimension, and shared keywords.
Teams built around AI from day one vs. teams adding it to existing workflows.
Investing in workforce transition vs. workforce change.
Written rules about how AI may be used internally.
Innovators → early adopters → majority → laggards, AI-specific.
AI system that takes actions to achieve goals, often across tools.
When the agent acts, who's responsible?
Augmentation strategy vs. substitution strategy.
Logging of AI inputs, outputs, and decisions.
Inventory of models, data, tools, and dependencies in an AI system.
Tracing AI components for risk and compliance.
Cross-functional governance body for AI decisions.
Agents deployed before anyone owns the consequences.