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  • Slashdot: All IT Work To Involve AI By 2030, Says Gartner

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/09/08/2031235/all-it-work-to-involve-ai-by-2030-says-gartner?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: All IT Work To Involve AI By 2030, Says Gartner Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Gartner’s projections regarding the integration of AI into IT departmental functions by 2030, predicting a significant augmentation of human roles rather than outright job losses. It highlights the…

  • Slashdot: Salesforce CEO Says AI Enabled Him To Cut 4,000 Jobs

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/09/01/2314206/salesforce-ceo-says-ai-enabled-him-to-cut-4000-jobs?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Salesforce CEO Says AI Enabled Him To Cut 4,000 Jobs Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The statement by Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff highlights the transformative impact of AI on workforce management within the organization, revealing a significant reduction in headcount due to the adoption of AI…

  • The Register: KPMG wrote 100-page prompt to build agentic TaxBot

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/20/kpmg_giant_prompt_tax_agent/ Source: The Register Title: KPMG wrote 100-page prompt to build agentic TaxBot Feedly Summary: Produces advice in a single day instead of two weeks – without job losses The Australian arm of consultancy firm KPMG wrote a 100-page prompt to create an agentic system that prepares tax advice far faster than humans.……

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Talking AI and jobs with Natasha Zouves for News Nation

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/30/ai-and-jobs-with-natasha-zouves/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Talking AI and jobs with Natasha Zouves for News Nation Feedly Summary: I was interviewed by News Nation’s Natasha Zouves about the very complicated topic of how we should think about AI in terms of threatening our jobs and careers. I previously talked with Natasha two years…

  • The Register: Workday talks up AI agents platform that will reap rewards of staff cuts

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/26/workday_talks_up_ai_agent_platform/ Source: The Register Title: Workday talks up AI agents platform that will reap rewards of staff cuts Feedly Summary: CEO assures investors he’ll plough headcount savings into risk-management enterprise product Workday has confirmed that AI did indeed cost the job of colleagues that are leaving the organization following a restructuring plan cooked…

  • Hacker News: The journalists training AI models for Meta and OpenAI

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    Source URL: https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/02/meet-the-journalists-training-ai-models-for-meta-and-openai/ Source: Hacker News Title: The journalists training AI models for Meta and OpenAI Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Short Summary with Insight:** The text discusses the increasing trend of journalists transitioning to data-related roles, particularly in AI model training, due to economic pressures in traditional journalism. It highlights how…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Baroness Kidron’s speech regarding UK AI legislation

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/29/baroness-kidron-speech/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Baroness Kidron’s speech regarding UK AI legislation Feedly Summary: Baroness Kidron’s speech regarding UK AI legislation Barnstormer of a speech by UK film director and member of the House of Lords Baroness Kidron. This is the Hansard transcript but you can also watch the video on parliamentlive.tv.…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Dustin Ewers

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/24/dustin-ewers/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Dustin Ewers Feedly Summary: AI tools create a significant productivity boost for developers. Different folks report different gains, but most people who try AI code generation recognize its ability to increase velocity. Many people think that means we’re going to need fewer developers, and our industry…

  • The Register: UK businesses eye AI as the cheaper, non-whining alternative to actual staff

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/15/uk_companies_ai_report/ Source: The Register Title: UK businesses eye AI as the cheaper, non-whining alternative to actual staff Feedly Summary: Rising costs blamed, although any excuse to do more with less British companies are looking to AI as a way of cutting investment in staff, according to new research.… AI Summary and Description: Yes…