Your company's AI spending spree could cost you your job

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Mark Zuckerberg (left) and Sundar Pichai (right).
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg (left) and Google CEO Sundar Pichai (right) have both cited AI investments as a reason for layoffs at their companies.

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A former OpenAI safety employee said he quit because the company's leaders were 'building the Titanic' and wanted 'newer, shinier' things to sell

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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, arrives at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 9, 2024 in Sun Valley, Idaho.
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, arrives at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 9, 2024 in Sun Valley, Idaho.

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See who was crowned 'Miss AI' in the first-ever beauty pageant for AI influencers.

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AI persona Kenza Layli
About 1,500 AI creators signed up for the contest.

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Tech giants like Google and Meta are admitting AI could actually hurt their businesses

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai (left) and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg (right).
Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg are among the tech executives who've been excited about AI.

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Why doesn't Facebook just ban AI slop like Shrimp Jesus?

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Shrimp Jesus, a generative AI image on Facebook
Jesus comes in multiple crustacean forms on the generative AI Facebook page called Love God &God Love You.

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Tech has transformed in-person art-viewing experiences. AI is changing them even more.

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A person wearing a dress looks at a digital art piece with various hues of neon pink, blue, purple, and green-yellow.
The art firm Artechouse helps artists showcase immersive works created with tech such as extended reality and AI.

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The Justice Department is coming for AI: 'If your AI fixes prices, you're just as responsible'

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The US Department of Justice is cracking down AI.

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AI could become a lawyer's greatest help in the courtroom

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A court gavel creating ripples on a grid-like digital surface, symbolizing the impact of legal decisions in AI

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This article is part of "Build IT," a series about digital-tech trends disrupting industries.

Businesses are rushing to use generative AI. Now comes the messy part.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaking at the Computex conference
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaking at the Computex conference

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White Castle is taking drive-thru orders using an AI voice system that claims to be more accurate than a human

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An exterior view of a White Castle restaurant, April 12, 2018 in the Queens borough of New York City
White Castle says the aim is to free up time for staff and make sure customers don't feel rushed placing their orders.

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