Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
AI is Hitting UK Harder Than Other Big Economies, Study Finds
The UK is losing more jobs than it is creating because of AI and is being hit harder than rival large economies, new research suggests. British companies reported that AI had resulted in net job losses over the past 12 months, down 8% — the highest rate among other leading Read more…
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US Insurer ‘Lemonade’ Cuts Rates 50% for Drivers Using Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ Software
U.S. insurer Lemonade said on Wednesday it would offer a 50% rate cut for drivers of Tesla electric vehicles when the automaker’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) driver assistance software is steering because it had data showing it reduced accidents. Lemonade’s move is an endorsement of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s claims that Read more…
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AI Luminaries Clash At Davos Over How Close Human-Level Intelligence Really Is
The large language models (LLMs) that have captivated the world are not a path to human-level intelligence, two AI experts asserted in separate remarks at Davos. Demis Hassabis, the Nobel Prize-winning CEO of Google DeepMind, and the executive who leads the development of Google’s Gemini models, said today’s AI systems, Read more…
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The Great Graduate Job Drought
Global hiring remains 20% below pre-pandemic levels and job switching has hit a 10-year low, and new university graduates are bearing the brunt of a labor market that increasingly favors experienced candidates over fresh talent. In the UK, the Institute of Student Employers found that graduate hiring fell 8% in Read more…