Is A.I. Eating the Labor Market? + The Latest on the Pentagon, OpenClaw and Alpha School
“I think the mere fact that the markets can move so much, based on almost nothing, underscores how high anxiety is right now.” Source link
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South Korea Clears Way for Google Maps to Fully Operate
South Korea approved Google’s request to export detailed map data, reversing a longstanding restriction that made the tool largely nonfunctional. Source link
India Built the World’s Back Office. A.I. Is Starting to Shrink It.
Artificial intelligence promises to automate the white-collar work that made India a tech powerhouse. The country is racing to adapt before it’s too late. Source link
Google Workers Seek ‘Red Lines’ on Military A.I., Echoing Anthropic
More than 100 Google A.I. employees sent a letter to Jeff Dean, a chief scientist, opposing Gemini’s use for U.S. surveillance and some autonomous weapons. Source link
Anthropic Says Little Progress Made With Pentagon in Talks Over A.I.
The Pentagon has imposed a Friday deadline over a demand that Anthropic provide unfettered access to its A.I. system without safeguards for military operations. Source link
Block Cuts 40% of Its Work Force Because of Its Embrace of A.I.
About 4,000 workers will lose their jobs as the payments company does more work with new artificial intelligence tools, its top executive said. Source link
In Landmark Trial, Plaintiff Says Social Media Harm Started at Age 6
The plaintiff, a 20-year-old identified only as K.G.M., took the stand to testify against Meta and Instagram in a bellwether case over tech addiction. Source link
They Helped Women Fight Online Abuse. They Were Barred From the U.S.
The founders of HateAid, a German human-rights group that helps victims of online attacks, were accused by the Trump administration of being part of a “global censorship-industrial complex.” Source link
How A.I.-Generated Videos Are Distorting Your Child’s YouTube Feed
Ms. Hassan, 29, declined to say how much revenue this particular video generated or how much the channel makes overall, but noted that if videos “get nice views, it will give you a nice living.” She even showed some of the videos she created to her former students. “They loved it,” she said. “They picked…
A.I. Complicates Old Internet Privacy Risks
Artificial intelligence is convenient and easy to use, but you should think about what you say to the chatbots. Source link