China is restricting overseas travel for top AI professionals at Alibaba and DeepSeek, requiring government approval before traveling abroad as Beijing moves to protect strategic tech assets amid its intensifying race with the U.S.
A new UCL survey reveals Chinese workers are embracing AI with remarkable confidence, with less than 10% fearing job losses, 96% using AI weekly at work, and a third believing the technology will actually create more high-skilled opportunities.
Pope Leo XIV issues a landmark encyclical on artificial intelligence, drawing direct parallels to Pope Leo XIII's historic 1891 labor rights doctrine, offering moral guidance on AI's growing impact on society.
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV is turning heads by sporting an Apple Watch and a budget Wenger diver's watch during papal appearances, while simultaneously warning the world that artificial intelligence poses serious threats to human dignity, justice, and labor.
Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn reverses a controversial policy that tied employee performance reviews to AI usage, acknowledging that job outcomes matter more than forced AI adoption, as workers push back against being evaluated on tool usage rather than results.
A alarming new study reveals 63% of workers are faking AI skills out of job security fears, while simultaneously sabotaging workplace AI adoption, creating a 'double distortion' crisis experts say stems from a failure in learning culture, not technology.
Gen Z graduates are booing AI-focused commencement speeches in open defiance, as Goldman Sachs reports roughly 16,000 U.S. jobs lost to AI per month, with entry-level workers hit hardest while corporations redirect over $700 billion into AI infrastructure — leaving the class of 2026 uniquely vulnerable, lacking the years of …
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs an executive order mobilizing state agencies, universities, and AI leaders to protect workers from AI-driven economic disruption through job training programs, workforce impact dashboards, and employment safety nets, though experts warn the effort may be damage control rather than a lasting solution.
Spotify launches bold new AI music and podcast tools, including a Universal Music Group partnership for artist-consented AI remixes, even as musicians and podcasters fight back with protest albums and class-action lawsuits over the platform's growing AI ambitions.
A staggering 63% of workers admit to lying about their AI skills, with Gen Z topping the charts at 80%, as automation fears drive a credentials crisis that leaves businesses vulnerable and exposes a dangerous gap between claimed and actual AI competency.