Positions
Where work stands.
Formerly Favourite Positions
Our position
There's plenty being said about the future of work. Positions gets closer to the evidence and the people behind the story - so you can form your own view.
The conversation archive
Good questions. Real people.
Modern careers / Audio
Building a career that fits you
With Isobelle Panton
Listen to the conversationModern careers / Audio
Making your work visible
With Jemima Carr-Jones
Listen to the conversationAI & work / Audio
Finding your place in an AI-driven hiring market
With Charlotte Davies
Listen to the conversationFrom Alex's research archive / October 2026
AI can do the work.
Who learns from it?
Before Positions, Alex explored AI and junior development as part of her Imperial MBA. The findings so far remain available here.
Explore the early findingsThe loss is repetition, not tasks
AI can remove the work that gave juniors a feel for what good looks like.
Output has come apart from understanding
A polished answer no longer tells you what someone actually understands.
Policies without development policies
Firms have clearer rules for using AI than for learning alongside it.
Your presenter
Alex Young.
Host, workplace leader and Imperial MBA student. Bringing the news, the research and the people together to understand what work looks like next.
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The weekly briefing.
Three developments. One idea. One practical takeaway.
The Positions Briefing