'This is the last opportunity for us to wake up': A leading economist warns we're headed for an AI-driven cataclysm

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"This is the last opportunity for us to wake up," warns Daron Acemoglu.

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How a leading economist learned to start worrying and fear artificial intelligence 

AI is helping the healthcare industry cut wait times for patients and save thousands of hours on data retrieval. Here's how it could come to a doctor or hospital near you.

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Humans still do the heavy lifting, like medical research, but artificial intelligence is starting to help out in healthcare, too: One insurance company is automating administrative customer-service tasks, while New Mexico is using AI-driven tech to help enroll eligible newborns into Medicaid.

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No, AI isn't likely to destroy white-collar jobs — and it could actually enhance them over time, analysis finds

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Shifts in the workforce are being accelerated by advances in generative AI.

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AI Advancements Put Women at Greater Risk of Losing Their Jobs, New Study Says

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Women are more at risk of losing their jobs to AI tools like ChatGPT compared to men according to a study that showed a disproportionate number of jobs filled by women will be eliminated by 2030.

Check out the wild robot that Sam's Club is testing to make burgers in its cafes

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Sam's Club is testing a burger-assembling robot at a warehouse in Arkansas.

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AI 'digital workers' are cutting tasks that used to take a month down to 10 minutes in New Mexico. Employees love it.

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New Mexico is automating a number of processes and integrating AI into its workflows. The state's use of the emerging technologies could point the way to how AI will change workforces across the globe.

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AI is doing the work of 250 people at an energy company and satisfying customers better than trained workers, CEO says

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Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson alongside former UK leader Boris Johnson.

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Big Tech jobs are on the line after Google, IBM, and Dropbox say they're leaning into AI

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Drew Houston, CEO of Dropbox, cited the "expansion" of AI products in layoff memo to staff in April.

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A business owner suing Twitter over unpaid bills says the company ignored her and answered her with a bot following Elon Musk's takeover

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Elon Musk backs up the 'Godfather of AI' who quit Google to warn the tech could harm humanity

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Elon Musk.

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