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Ideas on efficiency, AI, and the future of work

Notes from the Fianna AI team on the economics of productivity and how modern AI lets businesses of every size do dramatically more.

Economics

It Was Efficiency, Not Capital: What Gregory Clark Teaches Us About the Industrial Revolution

Economist Gregory Clark argues the Industrial Revolution was overwhelmingly a rise in efficiency, not an accumulation of physical capital. The lesson echoes loudly in the age of AI.

June 7, 2026 9 min read