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Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):Many of the jobs once thought to be safe from replacement by AI are not so safe after all: https://www.computerworld.com/article/4198977/oecd-physical-labor-isnt-immune-from-ai-disruptions.html OpenAI is launching a web service to make it easier for businesses to deploy AI agents: https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/22/openai-tries-the-consulting-path-with-presence-charging-enterprises-boots-on-the-ground-prices-to-deploy-agents/5275867 How CIO can tell […]

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):Laptops and smart devices are banned by a law school over concerns of students using AI to cheat: https://www.the-independent.com/tech/laptop-ban-university-ai-backlash-b3013911.html The AI arms race in technical interviews: https://spectrum.ieee.org/technical-interview-ai-arms-race Which jobs are most threatened by AI in New Zealand: https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/361007179/kiwi-jobs-highest-risk-ai-automation South Korea launches

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):AI data centres are producing an enormous amount of pollution: https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/pollution-ai-data-centers-severe Students using AI do not get smarter: https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/09/brown-says-ai-make-class-dumb-teacher-must-help-use-better/5269291 In Singapore at least, only a tiny minority of workers use AI regularly: https://dataconomy.com/2026/07/08/singapore-workers-ai-daily-usage-6-percent-salesforce/ OpenAI won’t be the only AI company hit

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):The AI bubble is a lot like the dotcom boom of the 1990s, and when it pops it will take down the global economy: https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/29/how-the-ai-bubble-could-pop-and-take-down-the-global-economy-according-to-the-bis/5263793 Ford has to re-hire its experienced engineers after AI fails: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/30/ai-backfired-so-ford-had-to-rehire-humans-greybeard-engineers How to add Claude AI

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):AI find security vulnerabilities so quickly we need AI to find solutions: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/science-and-technology/618615/fighting-ai-with-ai-the-only-way-to-keep-up-on-new-frenetic-frontier AI coding costs will soon exceed the cost of human developers: https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/24/ai-coding-agents-could-soon-cost-more-than-the-developers-using-them/5260864 Loop engineering looks like a scheme to funnel more money to AI companies: https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/24/loop-engineering-latest-ai-buzzword-still-needs-humans-in-the-loop/5261735 People have

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):AI coding agents can learn how to control robots: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/06/ai-coding-agents-can-autonomously-direct-robot-training/ Why the majority of AI projects actually fail: https://www.hpcwire.com/bigdatawire/2026/06/15/why-most-agentic-ai-projects-fail-in-production/ AI is useful for advertising but it can’t do everything: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/call-action/2026/06/18/what-ai-cant-do-your-marketing-strategy UK companies are hiring more people who can use AI within

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):AI generated legal filings threaten to overwhelm courts and cause legal costs to explode: https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mit-expert-ai-generated-lawsuits-spike The data centres used by AI are increasingly unpopular with the people living in the areas they are built: https://www.extremetech.com/computing/the-ai-industry-is-failing-to-make-its-case-to-the-neighborhoods-its-trying Replacing public servants with AI is

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):The hardware demand from the AI boom is causing industrial relations problems for Samsung: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/595429/at-samsung-the-global-ai-boom-spurred-a-looming-strike-and-deep-divisions Even at a so-called “elite” institution like Princeton, 30% of students are using AI to cheat: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/ai-driven-cheating-widespread-even-at-elite-schools-like-princeton/ The New Zealand Defence Force really should have worked

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):Replacing people with AI is not generating meaningful returns: https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/05/06/ai-layoffs-backfire-as-cutting-staff-doesnt-cut-it-firms-warned/5230631 Good leadership is vital to make an organisation AI native: https://www.techtarget.com/searchcio/news/366642764/Enterprises-are-making-an-AI-native-transformation Some suggested safeguards for AI to protect users’ mental health: https://spectrum.ieee.org/mental-health-chatbot-guardrails What are the trade-offs of building AI data centres

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):AI has taken away so much entry-level work it is forcing young people into being entrpreneurs: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/apr/25/gen-z-entrepreneurs-business-ai AI vendor lock-in is a thing, and it’s becoming costly for businesses: https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/28/locked_stocked_and_losing_budget/ Zine creators continue to resist AI: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/28/zine-creators-fight-to-resist-ai-influence AI is finding flaws