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PLUS: It's not just "low-value" workers feeling the heat
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Hereās what you need to know about AI today:
AI is starting to automate some freelance gigs.
OpenAI's CTO Mira Murati dropped eyebrow-raising comments about AI.
Meta is mistakenly slapping real photos with āMade with AIā disclaimers.
Apple's holding off on launching Apple Intelligence in the EU due to regulatory worries.
AI's already automating certain job types.
Hereās something a Trader Joeās cashier shared with me yesterday at checkout while I was itching to dig into my Scandinavian swimmers: āIām anxious about AI taking jobsā.
This is a very common feelingā30% of workers worldwide are concerned that AI might replace their jobs.
As weāve discussed before, we believe multiple truths can exist at once:
AI isnāt yet replacing millions of jobs en masse.
Thatās because todayās AI isnāt good enough to do most peopleās entire jobsāyou still need humans in the loop.
BUT, AI is good enough to do parts of peopleās jobs really well, like handling customer support inquiries.
So, in the short term, AI will replace job tasks, not entire jobs.
Yet, some peopleās job consist solely of a single job task that AI can perform exceptionally well. For instance, Klarna developed a customer support bot that did the work of 700 full-time human agents.
Another sector feeling AIās pinch: freelancing.
One analysis showed a 30.4% and 20.6% drop in freelance gigs for repetitive writing and coding tasks, respectively, since ChatGPT came on the scene.
And it's not just job availability that's taking a hitācompensation for low-value tasks (i.e., repetitive, routine) is also declining:
While these routine tasks face the most significant AI impact, some creatives are also feeling the pressure. The WSJ recently featured Reid Southen, a concept artist for films, who's seen substantial work lost to AI tools like Midjourney.
Related listening: Last week, OpenAIās CTO Mira Murati mentioned that while AI might enhance creative work, āSome creative jobs maybe will go away, but maybe they shouldnāt have been there in the first place.ā Safe to say, this comment didn't sit well with manyā¦
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Around the Horn.
Apple wonāt be launching Apple Intelligence in the European Union any time soon due to concerns about the EUās regulations.
Because of AI, data centers across the US are expected to consume 8% of the total power supply, a significant jump from just 3% in 2022.
Meta is mistakenly slapping āMade with AIā disclaimers on real photos, frustrating users.
Stability AI has welcomed a new CEO and secured a financial ābailoutā from ex-Facebook President Sean Parker.
OpenAI acquired Rockeset, a real-time analytics database.
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