Daily Briefing: AI just put more people out of work
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Plus: Hillary Clinton's neighbors on her Epstein testimony. Here is the news to know on Friday.
Welcome to the Daily Briefing. Here’s what’s breaking this morning:
Nicole Fallert here, bringing you the news to know on Friday, from the threat AI poses to our jobs and former President Bill Clinton's expected deposition on ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Also: Baseball is back!
A doomsday report from Citrini Research warns artificial intelligence tools may lead to a sharp rise in unemployment. The research unnerved investors by imagining what would happen if AI continues to upend white-collar work. While the researchers called the report a "scenario, not a prediction," the research got attention Thursday when Square and Cash App operator Block said it would slash nearly half its workforce — more than 4,000 employees — as AI reshapes its business.
Meanwhile, young job seekers are having a hard time as entry-level hires are increasingly asked to review AI-generated output, make judgment calls and manage risk — responsibilities that traditionally required years of firsthand experience,
Remembrance
Ali Vaez of the International Crisis Group joins The Excerpt to break down the complicated history between the United States and Iran.
Former counterterrorism director Joe Kent is under FBI investigation for reportedly leaking classified information. Sources said the investigation began before his resignation in protest of the war.
Israel bombed Iran’s massive Pars natural gas field, causing oil prices to jump and setting a new benchmark in the U.S.-Israeli war.
Plus: Markwayne Mullin and Rand Paul's Senate confrontation. Here is the news to know on Thursday.
Decades before the U.S.- Israel war in Iran began, Iran was considered one of the United States' most important allies in the Middle East.
As the Senate considers President Donald Trump's stringent anti-voter fraud measure, legal experts say Kansas's offers a troubling case study.
Dolores Huerta alleges Cesar Chavez sexually assaulted her while both were leading the farmworker movement and co‑founding the United Farm Workers union.
TSA lines across the country are lengthening and terrorism threats are on the rise as the Department of Homeland Security remains partially shut down.
Cesar Chavez was heralded as a labor and civil rights icon. This is being questioned after allegations he sexually assaulted women and girls.
From propeller planes to high-tech jets, Air Force One has evolved into a flying White House, carrying presidents and American power worldwide.
National Republicans are sharing videos from inside the Atlanta airport blaming the partial government shutdown on Democrats. Long lines continue.
Intelligence leaders faced tense Senate questioning as Tulsi Gabbard defended the U.S. assessment of the Iran war.
Authorities have described the March 12 synagogue attack as a targeted act of violence against the Jewish community.