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Is A.I. Already Taking Jobs? +A Filmmaker Tries Sora + The XZ Backdoor Caper

Listen to and follow ‘Hard Fork’Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube This week we look at how A.I. is affecting jobs. As companies start announcing A.I.-related job cuts and experimenting with customer service bots, economists are placing bets on whether A.I. will lead to major gains for companies and workers. Some are even predicting […]

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How One Tech Skeptic Decided AI Might Benefit the Middle Class

David Autor seems an unlikely A.I. optimist. The labor economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is best known for his in-depth studies showing how much technology and trade have eroded the incomes of millions of American workers over the years. But Mr. Autor is now making the case that the new wave of technology […]

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