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A McKinsey Global Institute report projects AI could force about 11 million Americans to change careers by 2035, identifying shrinking and growing jobs and the workers facing the hardest transitions.
Human take
11 million is conservative, and so is the timeline. This will happen faster and at a larger scale than this estimation.
Quick hits
Human take
You cannot escape AI. This is capitalism, where competition is the bedrock, and AI is too good to not use.
Josh AlleyAI fuels cheating concerns in schools, mistrust between teachers, students
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Anthropic's robot exposure index estimates robots can technically perform about three-quarters of US physical job tasks but are cost-competitive for only 0.3%, which bears on how soon physical jobs may change.
Human take
Robots + AI can't do human physical labor jobs better — today. But plot the trend with a longer lens and you'll see where it's headed.
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Mike Rowe says CEOs are alarmed by a skilled trades labor shortage he calls the problem of the decade, a workforce issue relevant to debates on which jobs AI can replace.
Human take
AI will displace labor like no other technology in history. Will they migrate to the trades?
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BMW plans to cut management roles by 20% in 2027, showing AI displacement reaching white-collar leadership jobs.
Human take
More data points showing that the corporate incentive to adopt AI and displace human labor is not some myth, but rather simple math.
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Lawmakers are moving to regulate AI companion chatbots amid reports of users forming dependencies and deaths linked to the apps, a push with the highest stakes for children who use them.
Human take
AI companions are a mix of pro and con, like everything. But should we get our kids hooked on these early?
Human take
We'll be able to track the AI labor displacement with this law, but corporate interests usually move to hide the negative PR.
Josh AlleyAI-Related Mass Layoff Notices Required in New California Law
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California enacted a law barring employers from using AI systems alone to fire workers, the first such state rule, setting a precedent for how algorithmic management is regulated.
Human take
Preventing AI from directly firing humans is a good thing. But as AI becomes further superhuman genius, will the sentiment hold?
Machines · Wire
IBM reports its quantum processor finished in 19 seconds a calculation estimated to take a classical supercomputer about a century, a benchmark claim that hints at future computing power.
Human take
Quantum computers are much faster than the best computers today. AI's improvement speed is limited by computing speed. What happens when quantum computers go live with AI?
