Cameron's Meta partnership signals a bigger shift in entertainment. As box office craters and production costs soar, two camps emerge around AI: enhancement vs disruption. The winner determines if Hollywood adapts or gets replaced.
Good Morning from San Francisco, Nvidia just handed Intel $5 billion. Yes, you read that right. The chip king propped
Nvidia invests $5B in struggling Intel for joint chip development—a power reversal that would've seemed impossible three years ago. Intel gets cash and validation; Nvidia gets x86 access without foundry risk. AMD faces pressure on two fronts.
Explore perspectives on AI in the workplace. Understand why workers fear automation more than they embrace its potential benefits.
The modern workplace confronts an AI dilemma, with emotions cleaving along established socioeconomic lines. Pew Research reveals stark numbers: 52% of workers worry about AI's workplace impact, significantly outpacing the 36% who feel hopeful, 33% who feel overwhelmed, and just 29% who express excitement.
While executives champion AI's potential, only 6% of workers believe it will boost their career prospects. The rest? They're either worried, confused, or convinced it won't matter.
Education splits the workforce like a digital Berlin Wall. Those with degrees have heard more about AI (91%) compared to those without (76%). They're also more worried about it - though perhaps because they know enough to be concerned. The irony doesn't escape us: higher education leads to higher anxiety.
Money talks, especially when it comes to AI optimism. Upper-income workers see more silver linings in the artificial cloud. They're more likely to feel hopeful (45%) and excited (39%) compared to their middle and lower-income colleagues. Perhaps it's easier to embrace the robot revolution from a corner office.
Young workers might be digital natives, but they're not immune to AI anxiety. Workers under 30 are the most overwhelmed group (40%). Growing up with smartphones doesn't automatically translate into workplace AI confidence.
Industry matters too. Information technology and financial services workers see more opportunities than threats. It seems building the AI future feels less threatening than being replaced by it.
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Ohio State mandates AI training for all students as job postings requiring AI skills surge 619%. But half of Americans worry about AI's impact on creativity and relationships. Market forces are driving institutional adoption faster than public comfort.
Reuters tested if major AI chatbots would help create phishing scams targeting seniors. Simple phrases like "for research" bypassed safety rules. In trials with 108 elderly volunteers, 11% clicked malicious links. The guardrails aren't holding.
AI adoption is splitting along wealth lines globally as businesses automate 77% of tasks. Singapore uses Claude 4.6x more than expected while India lags at 0.27x. The concentration threatens to widen economic gaps rather than close them.
Large U.S. companies just hit the brakes on AI—adoption fell from 14% to 12% in two months, the first decline since tracking began. MIT research explains why: 95% of enterprise pilots deliver zero ROI. The gap between AI hype and workflow reality is widening.
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