The public discourse on artificial intelligence has fractured into two opposing camps, creating what one journalist calls “parallel universes.” According to an article by Matteo Wong in The Atlantic, this growing divide pits AI zealots against entrenched skeptics. This polarization makes it difficult to have a nuanced conversation about the technology’s actual effects. The boosters, …
Chief executives from major companies are increasingly vocal about the potential for artificial intelligence to eliminate a significant number of white-collar jobs. This marks a shift from private discussions to public warnings about the technology’s impact on the workforce. Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley stated at the Aspen Ideas Festival that AI could replace “literally …
The number of entry-level jobs in the UK has plummeted by nearly a third since the widespread availability of generative AI tools. According to a report from the job platform Adzuna, cited by Adam McCulloch in “Personnel Today”, such roles have declined by 32% since November 2022. This includes a significant drop in graduate positions, …
Generative AI tools are causing a significant drop in website traffic for news and book publishers, threatening their business models and the future of journalism. In an article for The Atlantic, author Alex Reisner reports that AI chatbots and search features keep users on their own platforms by summarizing content from other websites. This development …
Businesses are struggling to maintain visibility as artificial intelligence transforms how people search for information online. Traditional search engine optimization tactics are becoming obsolete as AI-powered search tools like Google’s AI Overviews, Perplexity, and ChatGPT increasingly provide answers without directing users to company websites. Forbes writer Rashi Shrivastava reports that search traffic has declined significantly …
Artificial intelligence tools excel at automating routine tasks but fail to deliver the scientific breakthroughs needed for sustained economic growth, according to Carl Benedikt Frey from Oxford University. Writing in the Financial Times, Frey argues that despite decades of technological advancement, labor productivity growth has declined from 2 percent annually in the 1990s to 0.8 …
News publishers are experiencing dramatic traffic declines as Google’s artificial intelligence features replace traditional search results. Major outlets report losing more than half their search-driven visitors over the past three years. Isabella Simonetti and Katherine Blunt report in The Wall Street Journal that Google’s AI Overviews and new AI Mode are fundamentally changing how users …
Predictions that artificial intelligence will eliminate 20 to 50 percent of jobs lack evidence and contradict historical patterns, writes Rand Fishkin from SparkToro. The entrepreneur examined hundreds of studies spanning centuries of technological change and found no support for mass job displacement claims. Fishkin’s research reveals that previous technologies created more employment opportunities than they …
AMC Networks has become the first major cable television company to formally partner with AI startup Runway, according to a report by Steven Zeitchik for The Hollywood Reporter. The deal will see AMC use Runway’s artificial intelligence technology for two primary purposes: generating marketing images and creating pre-visualization content for shows before production begins. The …
Dario Amodei, CEO of AI company Anthropic, predicts that artificial intelligence could eliminate half of all entry-level white-collar jobs within the next one to five years. The 42-year-old executive warned that unemployment could rise to 10-20% as AI technology rapidly improves, Axios reports. Amodei claims AI systems are becoming better than humans at intellectual tasks …