How working in America became so joyless
The Wall Street Journal
The curtailing of perks, from offsites to travel, is happening against the backdrop of an artificial intelligence push that employees say seems aimed at squeezing more work out of fewer people.
The great AI deskilling has begun
Business Insider
AI can boost performance at work but then quietly erode workers’ core skills over time. AI researchers said AI creates an illusion of expertise and inflated confidence.
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AI Update, April 3, 2026: AI News and Views From the Past Week
MarketingProfs
Artificial Intelligence – Catch up on select AI news and … marketing tools, experiments, and customer-facing experiences built with AI.
Tech companies are churning out agentic AI tools, but agencies are still scratching their heads
Marketing Brew
Marketing Brew Logo. Data & Tech. Tech companies are churning out agentic AI tools, but agencies are still scratching their heads. Google and Shopify …
AI Enforcement Accelerates as Federal Policy Stalls and States Step In
Morgan Lewis
For companies deploying AI tools, whether for pricing, hiring, healthcare, marketing … technology, and business stakeholders. Robust …
Forrester: Three Years Into GenAI, Enterprises Are Still Chasing Its True Transformative Value
Forrester
High AI adopters are more likely to single out AI skill … We empower leaders in technology, customer experience, digital, marketing …
From Trend Spotters To Strategic Translators: How AI Is Reshaping The Marketing Scientist Role
AdExchanger
… AI Is Reshaping The Marketing Scientist Role. By Chris … marketing scientists are now at the epicenter of creativity, technology and strategy.
The real impact of AI on budgets, stacks and teams
MarTech
At the same time, marketing stacks are still growing, even as AI tools … Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)Marketing managementMarketing …
Forget the Hype. Here’s How AI Is Actually Changing How Business is Run
Entrepreneur
You can use these tools to conduct customer research, generate marketing … AI tools for building applications can reduce the need to hire an …
A.I. Could Change the World. But First It Is Changing Silicon Valley.
The New York Times
The tech industry has predicted A.I. will profoundly affect the nature of white-collar work. The industry’s own workers are already getting a taste of that future.
Why Agentic AI Shopping Feels Unnatural And May Not Threaten SEO*
Search Engine Journal
Agentic AI takes the human out of the search process, possibly affecting SEO. But it may be that it will never take off.
AI isn’t just reshaping productivity and threatening to kill jobs. It’s also creating a new gender gap
Fast Company
For nearly four years now, the conversation about generative AI has revolved almost exclusively around productivity, threatened jobs, automatable tasks, efficiency, and competitiveness. But there is a largely underestimated dimension to this revolution: its cultural effects.
2026 will expose broken marketing workflows being masked by AI*
SmartBrief
IndustriesEducationEventsFinanceFoodHealthcareInfrastructureLeadershipMarketingRetailTechnology … 96% say it would be valuable if their AI tools could …
Nearly 80% of Americans use AI Tools but Most Still Want Humans Making Financial Decisions, TD Survey Finds
TD Stories – TD Bank
Nearly 80% of Americans use AI Tools … MOUNT LAUREL, NJ, March 31, 2026 — Artificial intelligence (AI) has reached a consumer inflection point.
Visa launches new AI tools to manage the charge dispute process
CNBC
Visa launches new AI tools to manage the charge dispute process … Visa launched six new artificial intelligence tools to help entities …
How Workday is building an AI-ready marketing engine with Adobe
Ad Age
They jointly sponsor new technology implementations and co-govern AI usage, intentionally redesigning how teams adopt new tools and workflows. “We’re …
General Assembly Launches AI Marketing Learning Pathway to Close Marketing’s AI Skills Gap
The Register-Guard
General Assembly Launches AI Marketing Learning Pathway to Close Marketing’s AI Skills Gap … tools, building workflows, producing creative …
How are you using technology tools like AI to increase efficiencies in your business?
Franchising.com
… artificial intelligence (AI) … Franchise Update asked several multi-unit restaurant franchisees how they are using technology tools like AI to increase …
Our AI VP of Marketing “10K” Said To Drop Prices. Our 10+ Years of Data Said Otherwise …
SaaStr
Our AI VP Marketing Was Right. by Jason Lemkin | Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blog Posts, SaaStr.Ai. SaaStr AI Annual 2026 Attendance Is Up +41%.
The Creator Landscape in 2026: Content, Monetization, and AI Trends
MarketingProfs
How are they leveraging AI tools? To find out, researchers at The Influencer Marketing Factory conducted a survey in January 2026 among 1,000 creators …
6 AI-driven CRM systems for sales, marketing, and customer success
PandaDoc
An AI-driven CRM is a customer relationship management platform that uses artificial intelligence … Pipedrive’s AI CRM software features tools that …
The Age Of Artificial Intelligence: Americans’ AI Use Increases While Views On It Sour, Quinnipiac University Poll On AI Finds; 7 In 10 Think AI Will Cut Jobs With Gen Z The Most Pessimistic
Quinnipiac
As artificial intelligence continues to leap from concept to reality in just about everything we do, an increasing number of Americans see more harm than good when it comes to AI’s impact on their daily lives. Trust in AI remains low.
The scientist who helped create AI says it’s only a matter of time before every single job is wiped out—even safer trade jobs like plumbing*
Fortune
You’re not imagining it: The AI job squeeze isn’t some future apocalypse, it’s already quietly underway. Professor Yoshua Bengio spent four decades building the technology that is now coming for your job.
On the other hand…
AI will create more jobs than it will eliminate*
Seeking Alpha
Artificial intelligence will generate far more positions than it eliminates, said Tulane University professor Walter Isaacson. “The main place that you see job loss due to AI is in the press releases that companies are putting out,” Isaacson said.
Marketing Ploy or the Real Deal?
Brownstone Research
Whether it’s Anthropic or OpenAI, private AI companies need to continue to raise billions to fund their research and development.
AI influencer discovery tools are changing how agencies cast creators
Digiday
… AI tools for creator discovery for six months. These applications of AI follow earlier tech interventions in the creator marketing workflow. First …
Fueling creativity and driving impact at scale with gen AI
IBM
… tools designed to introduce more intelligent automation into the creative process. … AI for marketing creatives. Discover how IBM watsonx transforms …
Top leadership experts sound the alarm on the AI doomsday: bosses are choosing tech over people*
Fortune
… marketing … That resistance leads directly to failed adoption — companies spend heavily on AI tools that employees quietly route around, ignore, or …
AI in Online Advertising: 5 Key Trends from March 2026
JumpFly Digital Marketing Blog
AI shopping agents moved from conference demos into real consumer behavior, Google shipped new image generation tools and gave a candid interview …
Retail leaders on embracing AI: ‘We have to keep trying things’
Retail Dive
“We have colleague product knowledge available through AI technology … Filed Under: Operations, Marketing, Technology, Executives, Consumer Trends …
Generic AI tools continue to fall short for dealers – Kerri Wise & Lance Schafer | Lotlinx
CBT News
… AI, most are only scratching the surface of what the technology can deliver. Joining us on today’s episode of Driving Solutions are Chief Marketing …
6 Ways I Actually Use AI Every Week (Including One That Made Me a Better Thinker)
Hospitality Net
Most AI tools used to be pretty bad at research. … marketing, loyalty, and technology – including digital and AI – in hospitality.
Study Finds 40-Point Gap in AI Trust Between Brands, Consumers*
MarTech Cube
… artificial intelligence (AI) in marketing, contrary to marketers’ expectations. They want AI to help them shop, not replace them, a new study finds. AI …
Apple Recruits Google Shopping Exec to Lead AI Marketing
PYMNTS.com
Apple Recruits Google Shopping Exec to Lead AI Marketing … Apple has picked a former Google executive to run its artificial intelligence marketing …
1 big thing: New AI models empower hackers?
Axios
Top AI and government officials tell Axios that OpenAI and other tech giants will soon release new models that are scary good at hacking sophisticated systems at scale.
Why AI backlash is a leadership problem — not a tech one*
TechTarget
AI backlash is shaping up to be more of a trust issue than a tech one. Open communication and accountability can help overcome resistance and lead to successful AI integrations.