It will all end in flames

May 28 from https://edition.cnn.com/business/tech

AI is changing this job so fast the interview process can’t keep up

Summary AI has transformed software engineering so rapidly that traditional coding tests no longer reflect how engineers work on the job. Some companies have prohibited candidates from using AI tools during tests to prevent cheating. The role of a software engineer is shifting toward high-level decision-making rather than hands-on coding. It’s a tough job market for software engineering...

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May 28 from https://fortune.com/section/tech/

The boardroom wants answers on AI. Are you ready?

Here’s something most executives responsible for risk assessment won’t say out loud: when it comes to governance, the instinct to treat AI like every other emerging technology — observe, assess, and move cautiously— is one of the most dangerous things we can do. I say this as someone who has used risk as a lens rather than a leash in my nearly three decades helping leaders make high-stakes...

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May 26 from https://www.technologyreview.com/

It’s time to address the looming crisis in entry-level work.

More experienced workers in those same occupations did not suffer the same decline. Employment is not also declining in the entry-level jobs with low AI exposure. The concern is specific to early-career jobs that are exposed to AI. That is not a minor signal. It suggests that firms may be using AI to substitute for the junior tasks through which people traditionally gain their first...

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May 26 from https://www.technologyreview.com/

A reality check on the AI jobs hysteria

While the current labor statistics don’t preclude a sudden job upheaval in the coming years, they do throw doubt on the inevitability of the doomsday scenarios and the pace at which they’d unfold. Everyone in the AI community, it seems, is predicting that the technology will soon wipe out jobs, and everyone, it also seems, knows some young wannabe workers who can’t find one. Perhaps we haven’t...

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May 22 from https://edition.cnn.com/business/tech

How to AI-proof your job

Summary AI has reduced US monthly payroll growth by roughly 16,000 jobs in the past year, according to a Goldman Sachs report. Experts say focusing on creative, interpersonal and physical skills can help protect your career from automation. Learning to work with AI tools and agents may be essential as the technology becomes pervasive. Meta. Nike. Intuit. UPS. It seems every day a new...

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