Brookings Institution researcher Molly Kinder predicts a prolonged and painful period of AI-driven disruption that will hit knowledge workers far harder than blue-collar employees. Casey Newton reports for Platformer in an interview with Kinder, who is leaving Brookings to launch a new organization focused on solving what she calls the problems of the “AI transition.” …
The history of automation suggests that AI will not eliminate human labor entirely. Adam Ozimek writes for The Atlantic that past technological disruptions, from the player piano to recorded music, ultimately failed to wipe out the jobs they threatened. The player piano, invented in the 1890s, fully automated musical performance. Major composers like Igor Stravinsky …
Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, believes it will soon be more practical to verify authentic media than to detect AI-generated content. Karissa Bell reports for Engadget that Mosseri expects synthetic imagery to overtake human-made content on social platforms. This shift forces a rethink of how apps identify what is real. Mosseri suggests that the …
The development of large language models has undergone fundamental changes in 2025, marked by new training methods and surprising capabilities that reveal a fundamentally different form of intelligence than expected. AI researcher Andrej Karpathy writes on his blog about six major shifts that defined the year. The most significant change involves a new training technique …
Financial documents from artificial intelligence startups Anthropic and OpenAI reveal two vastly different business strategies. Berber Jin reports for The Wall Street Journal that Anthropic is on a path to become profitable much faster than its larger rival by taking a more cautious approach to growth. The documents, which were shared with investors, show that …
Artificial intelligence companies could face a combined annual revenue gap of $800 billion by 2030, according to a new report from the consulting firm Bain & Co. The firm estimates that the industry will need $2 trillion in yearly revenue to finance the computing power required for projected demand. Bloomberg reports that these findings are …
The development of advanced artificial intelligence is likely to continue at its current pace until 2030, requiring unprecedented levels of investment and energy. According to a new report, training a single top-tier AI model will demand investments of hundreds of billions of dollars and consume gigawatts of electrical power. David Owen reports for Epoch AI …
New artificial intelligence agents that can autonomously perform tasks online may significantly reduce the need for direct human interaction with websites. In a recent newsletter, web expert Jens Jacobsen describes how this technology could make many websites become invisible background infrastructure. He argues their primary role would shift from serving human users to providing data …
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company’s goal to develop personal superintelligence for everyone. In a recent post, he described a future where this technology acts as an individual assistant to empower people. Zuckerberg’s vision is distinct from a future where a central AI automates most jobs. He argued that progress has always come from …
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 …