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Artificial intelligence
fromComputerworld
1 day ago

Amazon finds out AI programming isn't all it's cracked up to be

Companies rapidly adopting AI for cost-cutting face significant risks when AI-generated code causes production failures, undermining claimed efficiency gains.
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
1 week ago

The unexpected 92,000 drop in payrolls is a clue we might be reading the AI jobs narrative all wrong | Fortune

Companies are cutting jobs to offset massive AI spending rather than because AI is replacing workers, suggesting the job loss narrative may be backwards.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Football must reject Sir Jim Ratcliffe's cynical, self-serving electioneering | Barney Ronay

Shocked to learn that a tax-exiled English expat who made his billions squeezing chemicals plants doesn't have liberal, let alone accurate, views on immigration. Or at least, in public anyway. It seems highly likely Sir Jim Ratcliffe knew what he was doing in the course of his now semi-recanted Sky News interview. And it is above all vital that at least one part of his empire of influence football, sport, Manchester United rejects it, as the club have done to some extent in their statement.
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fromFast Company
4 months ago

This week in business: from AI turbulence to airline refunds

The economy is not collapsing but being quietly renegotiated as companies and policymakers reshape pricing, footprints, incentives, and services to sustain growth amid strained affordability.
Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
6 months ago

The CEO of Anthropic is doubling down on his AI warning to entry-level workers

AI will likely eliminate many entry-level roles across law, consulting, administration, and finance within one to five years as firms seek cost reductions.
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