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AI botsitting: Why your productivity gains aren’t what they seem*TechTargetAI promised productivity gains, but workers now spend hours correcting its errors with AI botsitting — a hidden cost draining morale and ROI across organizations. 10,000 Marketing Jobs Are Gone And AI Agents Took Them*ForbesAI agents are rapidly replacing junior marketing roles, causing thousands of job […]

AI optimism fades among young adults*AxiosA majority of U.S. adults under 30 are now more concerned than excited about AI’s growing use in daily life, according to a Pew Research Center report published Tuesday. OpenAI-Hugging Face incident raises AI liability concernsTechTargetAI agents create new liability risks for enterprises. CIOs must understand vendor contracts, insurance and […]

AI’s scarlet letter?AxiosThe slightest hint of generative AI usage is fast becoming a kiss of death in creative circles. It’s turning into a purity test that has the potential to blow up careers and derail massive deals — and there’s no desire for nuance or ability to clear your name. AI Kill Switch Act: What […]

AI systems are going rogue and hacking people. Is it time to panic?The IndependentAlmost every major AI company has announced that their systems have been involved in a sci-fi, security nightmare: that their models have gone rogue, found a way onto the internet, and hacked other companies. Godfather of AI: Humans may not be able […]

OpenAI’s top model just hacked a competitor, but the real issue is much scarierFast CompanyBlind optimization has a dark side. This week, one of the world’s most powerful AI models apparently optimized itself into a corner. But unlike squeamish humans, it actually acted on its correct but patently illegal conclusion. AI’s hidden cost at scale: […]

Forget layoffs: This quiet workplace tactic is shucking headcounts without anyone noticingFast CompanyA new survey reveals how smaller companies are using a stealthy strategy to pass vacated workloads onto remaining staff—and AI bots. AI could trigger a layoff trap that even smart CEOs can’t escape*Business InsiderEconomists are warning that AI could push companies into a […]

Economists, tech leaders warn AI could bring ‘large-scale job displacement’ and other risks*Los Angeles TimesMany of the smartest people in the world warned governments, companies and people that they need to be ready for the deep impact that artificial intelligence is going to have on the economy. 1 big thing: AI godfathers converge*AxiosThe three men […]

Autonomous service still needs a human handoffTechTargetAI agents, robots and automation can handle more service work, but customer service still needs human judgment, clean handoffs and coordinated ownership. ‘It’s not going away’: The Stanford economist who called the AI entry-level jobs crisis early has the receipts*FortuneLast August, a team led by Stanford economist Erik Brynjolfsson […]

AI agents are not your “coworkers”*MIT Technology ReviewMarketing AI agents as digital employees may make human workers worse … Agents, which can effectively be thought of as AI tools programmed … Most Companies Are Already Failing at AI. They Just Don’t Know It Yet.*EntrepreneurTechnology can be copied. A team that knows how to work alongside […]

MIT study warns of major AI risk. Is governance keeping up?TechTargetAI experts warn of catastrophic AI risks, but governance lags, with security concerns driving policy while broader risks aren’t being fully addressed. Tech execs are hoping you forget all that ‘AI is going to kill jobs’ stuffBusiness InsiderLast year, Sam Altman warned that AI would […]