No One Actually Knows How AI Will Affect Jobs
[ad_1] Forget artificial intelligence breaking free of human control and taking over the world. A far more pressing concern is how today’s generative AI tools will transform the labor market.…
Here’s Proof the AI Boom Is Real: More People Are Tapping ChatGPT at Work
[ad_1] Ever since the rollout of ChatGPT in November 2022, many people in science, business, and media have been obsessed with AI. A cursory look at my own published work…
The Deaths of Effective Altruism
[ad_1] The idea of Singer that excited me was that each of us should give a lot of money to help poor people abroad. His “shallow pond” thought experiment shows…
‘$5,000 to Save a Life Is a Bargain’
[ad_1] Sometimes donors expect that they can save a life for much less than $5,000, and they’re surprised to encounter our estimate. But most come to share my belief that…
Reddit IPO Filings Reveal the Company’s Hopes—and Fears
[ad_1] The amount of time Reddit reports that users spend with its service hasn’t significantly budged either. In September 2021, the company said that US users on average engaged for…
Y Combinator’s Chief Startup Whisperer Is Demoting Himself
[ad_1] When Michael Seibel lost his position at the startup incubator Y Combinator, he didn’t find out in typical tech industry fashion, which might entail an email calling him to…
Ageism Haunts Some Tech Workers in the Race to Get Hired
[ad_1] The US economy is showing remarkable health, but in the tech industry, layoffs keep coming. For those out of work, finding a new position can become a full-time job.…
Sam Altman Is Reinstated to OpenAI’s Board
[ad_1] Sam Altman is back—again. The entrepreneur who was suddenly fired as OpenAI CEO and from the ChatGPT developer’s board last November, before regaining his CEO position days later, is…
Over 600 Google Workers Urge the Company to Cut Ties With Israeli Tech Conference
[ad_1] More than 600 Google workers and counting have signed a letter addressed to Google marketing leadership demanding that it drop its sponsorship of Mind the Tech, an annual conference…
Tech Job Interviews Are Out of Control
[ad_1] Bock says the shift is partly due to mass layoffs; employers are more able to flex their muscles in a tighter labor market. But there’s also a broader psychological…