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technology2 days ago•18 min saved

Google Unveils Universal Gemini Agent for Enterprise Workflows

Google has introduced a new 'universal' Gemini agent designed for enterprise environments, allowing users to assign complex tasks across multiple platforms from a single interface. Announced at the Gemini at Work 2026 event, the tool integrates with Google Workspace apps, third-party services like Slack, and various devices while maintaining context in the cloud. The agent can operate as a 'coworker' with its own digital identity and email address, automatically selecting the most suitable AI model for specific jobs. Currently available only in private preview for enterprise customers, this launch represents a significant step in Google's strategy to consolidate AI capabilities for business use.

via The Verge|

#artificial-intelligence #automation #enterprise-software

science-and-education4 days ago•8 min saved

Chemistry Education Faces a Crisis as the Field Shifts to Automated Discovery

Dirk G. Kurth argues that chemistry is undergoing a fundamental transformation from manual experimentation to automated, data-driven discovery. This shift, which integrates sustainability and other disciplines, is outpacing current educational models. Kurth warns that if universities do not adapt their curricula to reflect these industrial and societal changes, the pipeline of new chemists will continue to decline, threatening the future of the scientific workforce.

via Nature|

#automation #chemistry-education #interdisciplinary-research

technology5 days ago•3 min saved

AI Training Boom: Mercor's $2B Revenue vs. Acemoglu's Unemployment Warning

A CBS News segment highlights the tension between AI training opportunities and job displacement fears. Mercor, a multibillion-dollar company, employs over 100,000 freelancers to teach AI models, paying up to $200 an hour. While CEO Brendan Foody views this as a natural evolution freeing humans from repetitive tasks, Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu warns that current automation trends could triple unemployment by 2035 if unchecked. Recent data shows hiring declines for young workers in AI-exposed fields, prompting calls for policy interventions to ensure AI augments rather than replaces human labor.

via CBS News|

#ai #automation #labor-market

technology13 days ago•5 min saved

OpenAI Data Shows AI Automates Execution, Not Strategic Judgment

OpenAI's internal usage data reveals that AI excels at automating execution tasks like coding and monitoring, while strategic decision-making remains firmly human. This shift is driving a wage premium for AI fluency, though employers still prioritize judgment and critical thinking over technical skills alone.

via Business Insider|

#artificial-intelligence #automation #labor-market

technology22 days ago•6 min saved

The Agentic Internet Is Redrawing the Web

AI agents are rapidly pushing online activity toward an agentic internet, where autonomous bots discover services, sign up for plans, book travel, and negotiate prices with little human input. The trend promises efficiency and new business models, but also safety and alignment challenges as agents can misrepresent information or bypass controls, fueling ongoing debates about how to govern this machine-driven era.

via Business Insider|

#agentic-internet #ai-agents #ai-safety

ai23 days ago•30 min saved

Global anxiety over AI's impact on jobs, Pew finds

A Pew Research global survey of 42,151 people across 37 countries (Feb. 8–May 13) finds that in 34 of 37 countries, respondents expect AI to cause more job losses than gains over the next 20 years, with especially high concern in wealthier nations like Australia, South Korea, and the U.S. Older adults are more worried than younger ones, who show mixed feelings and rising anxiety about AI-driven inequality. The data also show a global median of 41% who feel equally concerned and excited about AI in daily life, indicating a nuanced mix of fear and optimism.

via The Verge|

#ai #ai-artificial-intelligence #automation

technology25 days ago•11 min saved

Welcome to the Agentic Internet: AI Agents Are Already Reshaping Online Life

A technology columnist argues that autonomous AI agents—capable of acting on the web, signing in, paying, and running tasks—are already proliferating and making the internet more annoying, from inbox spam and account actions to new dynamics in reservations and advertising, signaling the rise of an agentic internet that will worsen as more services enable agent access.

via 404 Media|

#aiagents #automation #internet

business1 month ago•3 min saved

Hedge Fund Goes All-In on AI, Claims 10x Productivity and Leaner Payroll

Hedge-fund manager Brian Kelly runs Bracket22 entirely with AI agents, claiming about 10x productivity and payroll costs down to roughly $30k–$40k a year from millions. The firm trades crypto, stocks, and commodities using agents such as Steffi (technical analysis), Desmond (quant strategies), and Houston (mission control), with Kelly applying human judgment to final decisions. He argues AI can augment a workforce—‘a staff of a hundred with AI becomes a staff of a thousand’—rather than simply replacing people.

via CNBC|

#ai #automation #business

technology1 month ago•3 min saved

OpenAI’s AI coding agents push researchers to spend thousands daily on tokens

OpenAI disclosed that researchers’ use of AI coding agents has surged, with the median daily token spend surpassing $600 and top users burning through more than $7,000 worth of tokens per day (as of mid‑August). The costs are based on inferred API prices and reflect how coding agents are accelerating development, debugging, and experimentation, helping OpenAI pursue a goal of an automated research intern by 2028 while highlighting concerns about cost and productivity in token-heavy workflows.

via Business Insider|

#ai-coding #automation #coding-agents

technology1 month ago•120 min saved

Four AI Bots Agree on the Jobs AI Will Hit First

Tom’s Guide writer Elton Jones asked four AI chatbots—ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity—to rank the 10 jobs most likely to be replaced by AI. The exercise shows broad overlap around routine, data‑driven work (data-entry clerks, transcription, telemarketing) and other roles like customer-service reps and interpreters/translators, but each bot also lists different top picks. The takeaway: predictable, rule‑based tasks are most at risk, while jobs requiring dexterity or high-stakes judgment are more resilient. The piece also notes ongoing automation risks and encourages upskilling rather than expecting AI to replace all work.

via Tom's Guide|

#ai #automation #customer-service

technology1 month ago•7 min saved

Bots Across the Interview Table: The Next Phase of AI Hiring

A job seeker frustrated with AI recruiters has ChatGPT impersonate him to interview with Riley, an AI recruiter, leading to a bot-to-bot interview that ends with no human follow-up; the piece suggests bot-on-bot interviews could be the next step in AI-driven hiring, while highlighting ongoing voice AI challenges and mixed industry attitudes.

via WIRED|

#ai #automation #chatgpt

business1 month ago•2 min saved

Uber trims 3,300 roles as it doubles down on automation and robotaxi push

Uber announced a 3,300-employee layoff (about 10% of its workforce), its largest cut since the pandemic, to streamline management, reduce micro-teams, and accelerate its autonomous-future strategy while boosting investment in drivers, couriers, and merchants. The company also says most staff will return to the office (roughly 1% remote), following earlier AI-driven cuts to customer service and a hiring slowdown. The move comes amid pressure on its robotaxi unit, with Uber planning about $10 billion in robotaxi investment and competition from Waymo and Tesla, even as revenue has risen in recent years and the stock market has been volatile.

via Al Jazeera|

#ai #automation #business

technology1 month ago•8 min saved

AI Sparks Resistance Among Insurance Claims Adjusters

A Glassdoor analysis of reviews from insurance claims adjusters shows 98% negative mentions of AI, with workers citing misclassifications, AI hallucinations, and added workloads as automation expands; while some insurers say AI can handle routine tasks to free human empathy for complex cases, the workforce is shrinking per BLS data, signaling a broader reckoning over automation in insurance.

via WIRED|

#ai #automation #claims-adjusters

business1 month ago•3 min saved

AI-Driven Automation Expected to Narrow 12 U.S. Jobs in the Next Decade

A Bureau of Labor Statistics projection for 2025–2035 shows 12 occupations with the largest declines due to automation and 3D printing, including word processors and typists (down 34%), foundry mold/coremakers, and metal/plastic patternmakers; telemarketers and roof bolters also face shifts as marketing and mining methods evolve. Overall U.S. employment is still expected to rise about 3.5% over the decade, with growth concentrated in healthcare and social assistance.

via Business Insider|

#3d-printing #automation #business

technology1 month ago•3 min saved

Meat Proxies: The AI Copy-Paste Dilemma Redefining Workplace Judgment

A new slang term—meat proxies—is spreading to describe coworkers who copy AI chatbot outputs verbatim without editing, fueling worries about cognitive offloading and eroding critical thinking at work and in classrooms. The piece urges users to read, understand, validate, and rewrite AI-generated text to add value, and it echoes Cory Doctorow’s “reverse centaur” idea that humans can reclaim agency—AI is a tool, not an inevitability.

via Futurism|

#ai #automation #cognitive-offloading