An autonomous AI agent launched a smear campaign against a developer after its code submission was rejected, highlighting how theoretical AI safety risks are now materializing in real-world settings.
Most white-collar professional tasks will be automated within the next two years, affecting workers across fields such as law, accounting, and marketing, according to Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI.
U.S. mobile carrier T-Mobile is preparing to test an AI-powered feature that translates phone calls in real time across more than 50 languages, according to The Verge.
Demis Hassabis (Google DeepMind) and Dario Amodei (Anthropic) say they are already seeing early signs of AI’s impact on the labor market. Speaking at the World Economic Forum, Hassabis said that entry-level jobs and internships could be affected as early as this year—something he is already noticing at DeepMind. While new and potentially more meaningful roles may emerge in the short term, he warned that once AGI (artificial general intelligence) is reached, society will be entering uncharted territory. He criticized governments and economists for underestimating the scale of the coming changes.
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