Few industries have been as hard hit by AI as translation. For his Blood in the Machine site, @brianmerchant spoke to translators about slashed rates, career pivots, and months that go by with zero work. "I always have to plan for the day when the worst will happen. I can never relax. Living in this AI-driven economy is always expecting the rug to be pulled out from underneath you. I invested in my profession for years, and now I don't get to reap the benefits of that investment. I have to start all over again, always putting energy into this bottomless pit they call work," says one Canada-based translator who chose to remain anonymous.

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A let-off or tougher than it looks? What the Google monopoly ruling means.

"The emergence of GenAI changed the course of this case," Judge Mehta wrote in his ruling, noting how swiftly money has flowed into the emerging technology.

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AI Apocalypse? Why language surrounding tech is sounding increasingly religious.

From @AssociatedPress: "At 77 years old, Geoffrey Hinton has a new calling in life. Like a modern-day prophet, the Nobel Prize winner is raising alarms about the dangers of uncontrolled and unregulated artificial intelligence."

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As students across the U.S. head back to class, more of them will be leaving their cellphones behind. States are increasingly banning the devices during school hours. Read about it from @npr:

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Trump-appointed Federal Trade Commission chair Andrew Ferguson warns Google about Gmail’s “partisan” spam filters. @Techcrunch has more:

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Meta invested $14.3 billion in data-labeling vendor Scale AI, but the relationship is already showing signs of fraying. Read more from @Techcrunch:

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ChatGPT allegedly fueled a man’s paranoia, leading to a murder-suicide. @WSJ has more details [gift link].

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For hate groups, it's a lucrative era on the internet.

NBC News reports: "Resurgent hate and extremist groups emboldened by tech companies’ relaxed moderation efforts are raking in cash across the internet."

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Mississippi's age assurance law is causing challenges for social media platforms. Here's how Bluesky and Mastodon are approaching things.

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AI adoption linked to 13% decline in jobs for young U.S. workers, Stanford study reveals.

CNBC reports: "Some examples of these highly exposed jobs include customer service representatives, accountants and software developers."

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The Typepad blogging platform, which launched in 2003, will close at the end of next month. Here's what to do if you use the service, including information on billing, exporting, custom domains and more.

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Just Code, just published!!! Open Access of full book is now freely available, see link above. OA made possible with an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant to CBI! Am so honored to partner w Con & work alongside 19 stellar, fellow interdisciplinary authors on this book! Full ToC in replies!

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