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technology4 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

technology25 days ago•24 min saved

Oracle Ramps Up 2026 Workforce Shakeup with Fresh Layoffs

Oracle informed employees via 6 a.m. termination emails that their roles are being eliminated as part of a broader organizational change, marking the third wave of layoffs in 2026. The company has cut about 21,000 full-time roles this fiscal year, spending roughly $1.84 billion on severance and restructuring, while reporting $57 billion in revenue for fiscal year 2025 from a 141,000-strong global workforce. Severance terms are to be finalized and delivered via DocuSign, and access to company systems will be deactivated for affected staff.

via nypost.com|

#layoffs #oracle #restructuring

business1 month ago•2 min saved

Uber trims 3,000 jobs in sweeping restructuring to refocus on core bets

Uber will cut about 3,000 jobs, roughly 10% of its global workforce, in a major restructuring to flatten management, curb spending, and refocus on core bets such as ride-hailing, delivery, and autonomous-vehicle initiatives, with up to $2 billion in annual savings and a shift toward in-person work at hubs.

via BBC|

#autonomous-vehicles #business #layoffs

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

technology1 month ago•4 min saved

Gates calls for hard AI rules as tech bosses privately fret over risks

Bill Gates urges governments to implement enforceable AI rules as rapid advances outpace protections. He favors a 'token tax' to deter replacing workers with AI, creation of 'Human Reserved' jobs, and mandatory testing plus international standards to curb misuse in biology. Gates criticizes industry self-regulation, notes private fears among executives about fundraising, and plans to push safety discussions with world leaders, arguing the AI era may be unlike any prior tech shift.

via TechSpot|

#ai #biosecurity #regulation

entertainment1 month ago•14 min saved

Annapurna Trims About 16% of Workforce in Market Realignment

Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures reduced its staff by roughly 30 employees—about 16% of a 189-person workforce—across film, TV, and indie games as part of a market-driven realignment; the company says impacted employees are supported during the transition and there have been no confirmed top-level departures, with the studio continuing to focus on auteur-driven projects.

via Deadline|

#annapurna #entertainment #film

business1 month ago•41 min saved

AI spending outpaces gains as productivity stalls and jobs shrink

Despite heavy AI investment, executives report no measurable productivity gains; research links AI-driven layoffs to worsened employee sentiment and modest stock responses, while management remains optimistic. Experts urge tying AI gains to employees through training and job security, rather than cutting staff, to unlock true productivity benefits.

via Fortune|

#ai #business #employee-sentiment

politics1 month ago•15 min saved

Koch Heiress Editor Sparks Firestorm Over Workforce Question

WSJ editor Mary Julia Koch faced heavy backlash after reporting that women hold far more payroll jobs than men and that factors like offshoring, automation, and DEI-driven shifts have left some young men out of the workforce; critics argue white men have been intentionally excluded by corporate policies, and Koch’s wealth/background added fuel to the controversy.

via Mediaite|

#discrimination #mary-julia-koch #politics

politics-and-policy1 month ago•3 min saved

TPS Wind-Down Leaves Immigrant Families and U.S. Industries in Limbo

The Trump administration is moving to end Temporary Protected Status for more than a million people, with expiration dates looming for thousands who have built lives in the U.S. for years; while some designations may be automatically extended, others depend on DHS reviews, risking labor shortages in health care, construction, and other sectors and forcing affected families to confront possible deportation as asylum remains an option for many.

via Axios|

#immigration #labor #policy

business2 months ago•16 min saved

AI reshapes work faster than the data can map

The Fortune-backed Yahoo piece surveys mixed evidence on AI’s impact on employment: some studies show AI-adopting firms growing headcount and productivity, while others find limited net job loss and ongoing overhiring corrections from the pandemic. Big tech layoffs at Microsoft, Amazon, and Oracle are cited as evidence of restructuring tied to AI investment, but economists dispute that AI alone is driving cuts and some researchers see AI as a collaborative tool rather than a wholesale replacer. The debate is muddied by “AI washing,” inconsistent data, and calls for policy action to guide a human-centered AI future, as the labor market wrestles with rapid technological change.

via Yahoo Finance|

#ai #business #economy

business2 months ago•8 min saved

Small Businesses See AI as Growth Partner, Not Threat

Three years after ChatGPT, small-business owners and workers say AI boosts efficiency, marketing reach, and administrative tasks, enabling growth and hiring; AI is described as a complement to human labor, with data centers and infrastructure creating new jobs, while major studies expect net job gains from AI adoption, though concerns about privacy persist.

via New York Post|

#artificial-intelligence #business #data-centers

business3 months ago•10 min saved

Ohio Crowned CNBC’s 2026 Top State for Business

Ohio is named CNBC’s 2026 Top State for Business, led by top Infrastructure and Cost of Doing Business scores, with strong site-readiness programs and a landmark $4.2B, 10-gigawatt data-center project; still, Education and Workforce remain weaknesses as the state plans a $300M JobsOhio effort to close its skills gap amid an affordability debate in the governor’s race.

via CNBC|

#business #cnbc #infrastructure

technology3 months ago•2 min saved

Ford leans on its greybeards as AI proves imperfect on the factory floor

Ford cut about 5,000 jobs since 2020 due to automation, but has rehired roughly 350 veteran engineers—the so-called “greybeards”—to augment AI-driven design and manufacturing checks after AI systems showed notable gaps. executives say AI is powerful but only as good as the data and expertise behind it, underscoring the enduring value of human experience on the factory floor.

via The Guardian|

#ai #automation #ford-motor-company

policy3 months ago•7 min saved

Bipartisan $500M AI-Reskilling Push Aims to Save Jobs

A bipartisan group called RAISE US launches with $500 million from AI companies and other donors to retrain workers displaced by AI, led by former governors Gina Raimondo and Eric Holcomb. The pilots will roll out in several states, testing things like expanded service-year opportunities and updated unemployment-insurance for entrepreneurs, as part of a broader effort to ease the AI-driven transition without federal ownership or tax-overhaul proposals. The board includes labor and business leaders, with major donors such as Anthropic, OpenAI, Amazon, Microsoft, Bank of America, GM and Lilly, and the group plans to raise up to $1 billion overall.

via Politico|

#ai #bipartisan #policy

technology3 months ago•8 min saved

Meta Reverses AI-Training Push, Lets Engineers Opt Out Amid Morale Crisis

Meta is ending its plan to compel 7,000 engineers into an Applied AI training unit and will now defer to individual choice, offering preferential placement in other parts of the company due to staffing shortages. The reversal follows backlash to the program and a broader morale crisis highlighted by CTO Andrew Bosworth, and comes after May layoffs that reduced about 8,000 jobs.

via Business Insider|

#ai #internal-memo #meta