Interviews with copywriters on generative AI's impact: their work used for training, layoffs, wages and rates in free fall, freelancers losing clients, and more
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/i-was- forc... Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life : “I managed bots replacing my team until they replaced me.” A former support lead's warning. This piece details AI erasing c...
Workers at Google, TikTok, Adobe, Dropbox, CrowdStrike, and other tech firms recount how managers used AI to justify firing them, speed up their work, and more
“What will AI mean for jobs?” may be the single most-asked question about the technology category that dominates Silicon Valley, pop culture, and our politics. Bluesky: @midimyers.com , @larsonlee , @...
Tech industry fears the fallout from the Musk-Trump rift, as some prominent tech right figures downplay its permanence; source: David Sacks was “shell-shocked”
Internet Calls It ‘Battle Of The Century’ Mikala Theocharous / 9News : Kanye West weighs in on Musk-Trump split Bluesky: Brian Merchant / @bcmerchant : Even if the Musk-Trump feud is permanent, he wil...
House Republicans introduced language to the Budget Reconciliation bill that would ban US states from enforcing any law regulating AI models for 10 years
triggered by official GOP tweet — fire back at ‘worthless’ reps Adam Rowe / Tech.co : Republicans Push Bill to Ban State AI Regulation for 10 Years Bluesky: Rep. Rheingans / @reprheingans : 🚨 fed Repu...
Duolingo's “AI-first” announcement highlights the unfolding AI jobs crisis, with attrition in creative fields, hiring cuts, declining freelance incomes, more
On Monday, April 29th, Luis von Ahn, the billionaire CEO of the popular language learning app Duolingo … Bluesky: @bcmerchant , @bcmerchant , and @bcmerchant Mastodon: @MissConstrue@mefi.social , @eli...
World History Encyclopedia, the second most visited history site, says its traffic fell 25% in Nov. 2024 after AI search tools began presenting its information
World History Encyclopedia CEO Jan van der Crabben saw his site show up in Google's AI Overviews and ChatGPT. Then traffic dropped 25%. Bluesky: @xsalty1 , @olicommish , @kantrowitz , @bcmerchant , a...
After OpenAI released ChatGPT's new image generator, social media has been flooded with AI memes in the style of Studio Ghibli, highlighting copyright concerns
here's 7 incredible examples of what it can do Kirk / Geek News Central Podcast : ChatGPT's New Image Model Sparks Additional Copyright Controversies #1810 Spencer Neale / The American Conservative : ...
The BBC complains to Apple after Apple Intelligence's notification summary falsely suggested the BBC had published an article saying Luigi Mangione shot himself
The search engine's AI-generated responses also said geologists recommend humans eat one rock per day. Brian Merchant / @bcmerchant : ‘Luigi Mangione shoots himself’ — ‘Netanyahu arrested’ — These...
The 2024 US election cycle showed how crypto has turned out to be a practically perfect special interest group for an era of unlimited corporate spending
Boosted By Trump's Win Bloomberg : Crypto's $135 Million Campaign Is Undefeated in 48 Races So Far Andrew Singer / Cointelegraph : A new Trump administration may boost crypto, but the devil is in the ...
Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Michael Dell, Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg, and other tech leaders congratulate Trump on his election victory
RE: https://www.threads.net/... Anil Dash / @anildash : Absolutely pathetic behavior. He said he was going to throw you in prison and you still can't help sucking up to a fascist. Matt Navarra / @mat...