News AI Bulletin: ‘The American People Are Being Lied to About AI’
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IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:
– Palantir’s Shyam Sankar: Americans Are Being ‘Lied’ About AI Job Displacement Fears
– OPINION: Elon Musk says you can skip retirement savings in the age of AI. not so fast
– Chevron CEO details strategy to protect consumers from rising energy costs from AI
LIES EXPOSED: “The American people are being lied to about AI,” warns Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar in the first line of his new op-ed on News. And one of the biggest lies, he said, is that artificial intelligence is coming to take American jobs.
Shyam Sankar, chief technology officer of Palantir Technologies Inc., speaks during the Hill & Valley forum at the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (Getty Images)
RISKY RETIREMENT: Billionaire Elon Musk recently told people not to worry about “saving” money for retirement because advances in artificial intelligence would supposedly make savings irrelevant in the next 10 to 20 years.
OFF THE GRID: Chevron CEO Mike Wirth detailed the company’s strategy to harness American natural resources to meet growing demand for AI energy, without passing the cost on to consumers.
The AI-ready COL4 data center is located on a seven-acre campus at the convergence point of long-haul fiber and regional carrier fiber networks on July 24, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (Eli Hiller/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)
ENERGY CRISIS NOW: Artificial intelligence and data centers have been blamed for rising electricity costs across the United States. In December 2025, American consumers paid 42% more to power their homes than they did ten years ago.
LATEST POLLS: As emphasis on deploying artificial intelligence across society grows, voters think the use of AI technology is happening too quickly and have little confidence that the federal government can adequately regulate it.
PRIVACY NIGHTMARE: A popular mobile app called Chat & Ask AI has more than 50 million users on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Now, an independent security researcher says the app exposed hundreds of millions of private online chatbot conversations.
CAP-EX INCREASE: Alphabet executives struck a confident tone on Wednesday’s post-earnings conference call, noting that Google’s heavy investments in artificial intelligence are now translating into real revenue growth across the business.
The Google headquarters is seen in Mountain View, California, on May 15, 2023. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
MERIT OVER FEAR: Shyam Sankar, chief technology officer and executive vice president of Palantir Technologies, told News Digital that artificial intelligence will be a “hugely meritocratic force” within the workplace and offered advice to corporate leaders on how to best position their companies and employees for success.
FAKE LOVE HEIST: A woman named Abigail believed she was in a romantic relationship with a famous actor. The messages seemed real. The voice sounded good. The video looked authentic. And the love felt personal. When his family realized what was happening, More than $81,000 disappeared – and so was the depreciated house he planned to retire in.
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