WORKFORCE AUTOMATION
As if graduating weren’t daunting enough, now students like me face a jobs market devastated by AI
With big accountancy and finance firms turning to tech rather than graduates, even those with ‘useful’ degrees find their prospects diminishes
Salesforce CEO Says AI Is Doing Over 30% of Tasks at the Company: ‘Higher-Value Work’
In an interview with Bloomberg’s “The Circuit with Emily Chang” on Thursday, Benioff said that AI is doing “30% to 50%” of the work at Salesforce.
Tech unemployment in the US climbs for fifth consecutive month to 5.5%, AI blamed for job losses
The rise of AI agents is having an effect on entry-level positions
Universal Basic Income: A Business Case For The AI Era
The arithmetic is sobering. Current projections suggest millions of workers face displacement within this decade.
Phonely’s new AI agents hit 99% accuracy—and customers can’t tell they’re not human
A three-way partnership between AI phone support company Phonely, inference optimization platform Maitai, and chip maker Groq has achieved a breakthrough that addresses one of conversational artificial intelligence’s most persistent problems: the awkward delays that immediately signal to callers they’re talking to a machine.
Why Democrat Zoltan Istvan Is Backing Basic Income, Home Robots in California Governor Bid
Running to lead California, Zoltan Istvan said the state needs Universal Basic Income and robots before jobs begin to vanish.
The AI future is already here
New data confirms it: Companies are hiring less in roles that AI can do
AI is ‘breaking’ entry-level jobs that Gen Z workers need to launch careers, LinkedIn exec warns
LinkedIn’s chief economic opportunity officer, Aneesh Raman, said artificial intelligence is increasingly threatening the types of jobs that historically have served as stepping stones for young workers who are just beginning their careers. He likened the disruption to the decline of manufacturing in the 1980s.
Amazon sees warehouse robots ‘flattening’ its hiring curve, according to internal document
When Amazon unveiled its new Vulcan touch-sensing warehouse robot last week, it framed the technology as a way to make frontline jobs safer and easier.
Software engineer lost his $150K-a-year job to AI—he’s been rejected from 800 jobs and forced to DoorDash and live in a trailer to make ends meet
By: Preston ForeSee original article here. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has predicted that AI will be doing all coding tasks by next
For Silicon Valley, AI isn’t just about replacing some jobs. It’s about replacing all of them.
AI will do the thinking, robots will do the doing. What place do humans have in this arrangement –
Amazon makes ‘fundamental leap forward in robotics’ with device having sense of touch
Vulcan device ‘capable of grabbing three-quarters of items in warehouses’ fuels fears of mass job losses See original post
Bill Gates: Within 10 years, AI will replace many doctors and teachers—humans won’t be needed ‘for most things’
At the moment, expertise remains “rare,” Gates explained, pointing to human specialists we still rely on in many fields, including “a great doctor” or “a great teacher.”
Tennessee General Assembly passes Guaranteed Basic Income Act for eligible residents
This legislation seeks to address economic disparities and the growing concerns surrounding job displacement due to automation.
OpenAI declares AI race “over” if training on copyrighted works isn’t fair use
By Ashley Belanger See original post here. OpenAI is hoping that Donald Trump’s AI Action Plan, due out this
Kamala Harris Mentions UBI at AI Conference
Former Vice President Kamala Harris showed up at a conference about artificial intelligence this week to urge the people most invested in it to work on two more organic features: trust and empathy.
Major Asia bank to cut 4,000 roles as AI replaces humans
Permanent staff are not affected by the cuts. The bank’s outgoing chief executive Piyush Gupta also said it expected to create around 1,000 new AI-related jobs.
Top AI Investor Says Goal is to Crash Human Wages
American billionaire investor casually proclaimed that AI must “crash” everyone’s wages before it can deliver us an economic utopia.
The UK plans to ‘unleash AI” to boost growth
The AI Opportunities Action Plan includes growth zones where development will be focused, and the technology will be used to help tackle issues such as potholes.
41% of Employers Worldwide Say They’ll Reduce Staff by 2030 Due to AI
Bosses expect some big disruptions from tech 2025-2030.
‘Virtual employees’ could join workforce as soon as this year, OpenAI boss says
Sam Altman says tools that carry out jobs autonomously, known as AI agents, could transform business output.
Opinion: Why wait until the robots take our jobs? We need a basic income now
AI and tech developments are already pushing people into more precarious work, but UBI could cushion the transition
Vinod Khosla says universal basic income may be needed as AI takes over jobs and drives wealth disparity
Investor Vinod Khosla said universal basic income might be necessary as artificial intelligence takes on more of the work humans do.
AI risks destroying jobs. Tech leaders think they have the answer.
Some tech leaders are advocating for universal basic income to counteract AI-driven job automation.
Opinion: Turning UBI on its head
Many at the forefront of the technology transition are singing the same tune: as artificial intelligence and automation reshape our world, UBI will become not just desirable, but inevitable.
Anthropic CEO says a universal basic income isn’t enough to address AI job losses
“If the technology goes fast, we’ll have to figure it out fast”
Cheap AI voice clones may wipe out jobs of 5,000 Australian actors
Industry group says rise of vocal technology could upend many creative fields, including audiobooks – the canary in the coalmine for voice actors
IMF warns of ‘profound concerns’ over rising inequality from AI
Fund says governments should do more to protect their economies in face of massive potential labour disruptions
AI took their jobs. Now they get paid to make it sound human
If you’re worried about how AI will affect your job, the world of copywriters may offer a glimpse of the future.
Restaurant robots can cook, serve and bus your meal now
Restaurants are placing big, experimental bets on robots that stir-fry, flip burgers, mix drinks, cook ramen, bake pizza, deliver meals to diners and whisk away the dirty dishes.
U-B-AI: universal basic income and the future of work
Even modest UBI proposals could offer vital support to workers facing technological disruptions
‘Godfather of AI’ says universal basic income is a good idea and we’ll need it
“I was consulted by people in Downing Street and I advised them that universal basic income was a good idea,” he said.