News AI Newsletter: AI Job Losses Hit Hard

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IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:

– Amazon will cut around 14,000 corporate jobs
– Republican Senate demands Google shut down AI model over false rape allegations
– Leading AI company to ban children from using chatbots after lawsuit blames app for boy’s death

CORPORATE CUTS: Amazon plans to eliminate 14,000 positions from its corporate workforce as part of an internal restructuring, according to a message shared with employees on Tuesday.

AI is exposed: A Senate Republican accused Google and its AI of attacking conservatives with false accusations and fake news stories, including accusations of a sexual assault that never happened.

CHATBOT TAKE: Popular artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot platform Character.ai, widely used for role-playing games and creative storytelling with virtual characters, announced on Wednesday that users under 18 will no longer be able to engage in open conversations with their virtual companions starting November 24.

AI TEST: There is growing concern among today’s workforce that they will be quickly replaced by artificial intelligence as the technology, which has reached almost every corner of the economy, continues to advance. But experts maintain that technology adoption will not be the same across all industries, meaning not all jobs will be affected in the same way, according to the World Economic Forum. To better characterize the situation, the organization compared the AI ​​to a college student who had access to all the old exams and study guides.

REAL WORLD ROADS: A new safety assessment shows that Kodiak Driver, an autonomous system from Kodiak AI, ties for the highest safety score among more than 1,000 commercial fleets driven by human drivers. The assessment came from Nauto, Inc., creator of the Visually Enhanced Risk Assessment, or VERA Score. This system uses AI to measure fleet safety on a scale of 1 to 100.

DIGITAL DANGER: Heartbroken parents are demanding justice after artificial intelligence (AI) “buddy” chatbots allegedly groomed, manipulated and encouraged their children to take their own lives, sparking bipartisan outrage in Congress and a new bill that could hold Big Tech accountable for the safety of minors on their platforms.

EXPANDING SCOPE: Chip giant Nvidia on Tuesday announced new partnerships with technology and telecommunications companies in an effort to advance artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and put AI capabilities to work.

RUN TO WIN: PayPal on Tuesday became the first payments platform to integrate its digital wallet into OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Shares of the San Jose, California-based company rose in Tuesday morning trading after the company announced that it will adopt the Agent Commerce Protocol (ACP) to expand payments and commerce on ChatGPT, allowing ChatGPT users to be able to pay instantly using PayPal.

DEFAMATION LAWSUIT: Conservative activist Robby Starbuck is suing Google after the tech giant’s artificial intelligence tools allegedly linked him to false accusations of sexual assault, child rape and financial exploitation, among others.

DIGITAL DECEPTION: According to a recent report, artificial intelligence is helping workers create fake expense receipts. A large number of AI-generated receipts have been sent to employers thanks to new imaging models from companies such as Google and OpenAI, the Financial Times reported.

TECHNOLOGICAL RECOVERY: Chegg Inc., a Santa Clara-based online learning platform, said Monday it will cut about 45% of its workforce (about 388 employees) as it faces what it calls “the new realities of AI and Google’s reduced traffic to content publishers.”

IDO GROK: Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI on Monday launched its first version of Grokipedia, which is said to be an AI-generated encyclopedia to compete with Wikipedia. The billionaire Tesla founder, who has long criticized Wikipedia for what he calls “editorial bias,” previously described Grokipedia as a “more truthful and independent alternative.”

PROGRAMMING HOPE: Artificial intelligence is entering the fight against cancer, and according to News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel, it could be a game-changer. On Monday’s episode of “News & Friends,” Siegel said AI is already transforming the way doctors detect and treat cancer, and could lead to real cures within the next decade.

EYES ON YOU: Your phone is full of photos you never posted, moments you wanted to share but never got around to. That’s exactly what Facebook wants to change. Now use Meta AI to detect hidden gems in your camera roll, polish them, and create simple collages you can share. You take the photos and Facebook helps you turn them into easy-to-share memories. No design skills required.

DIGITAL DOMAIN: The United States must win the global race for AI dominance against China. Our success depends on thriving innovation and sound investment – ​​two integral pieces of our national battle plan. But the third component of victory cannot be overlooked: the United States urgently needs even better Internet infrastructure. If we do not extend our advantage in 21st century connectivity, we will lose the fight for global AI leadership.

SAFETY SLIP: Last week, police officers attacked a 16-year-old high school student after an artificial intelligence (AI) weapons detection system mistakenly marked his bag of chips as a firearm, leaving officials and students shocked. Student Taki Allen was waiting for his ride at Kenwood High School in Essex, Maryland, last Monday when he placed an empty bag of chips in his pocket, according to WMAR-2 News. Moments later, police officers suddenly surrounded him, ordered him to the ground and handcuffed him, the local station reported.

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