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Crikey@crikey.com.au

After recent mass redundancies, Seven has announced a new AI tool will be used to write news articles. The tool has been dubbed “Clippy”. www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/18/s...

crikey.com.auSeven to use AI to write news articles following mass redundancy falloutSeven staff have been introduced to an AI tool with a retro codename to help write news articles based off existing TV scripts, Crikey can reveal.

Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social

As use shifts from chatbots to agents and AI companies begin to charge for use of their tools rather than to give them away, reality begins to bite the bubble.

ft.com‘We created a monster’: companies rein in AI usage as costs strain budgetsAmazon, Walmart and Uber are among early adopters that have introduced caps or discouraged wasteful activity

Michael Nabert@sustainablesong.bsky.social

Research confirms that the more skilled professionals like doctors and software engineers rely on AI, the more their skills degrade. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

nature.comIs AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not goodReliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show.

The Salt Lake Tribune@sltrib.com

AI needs power. It also needs fiber. And Utah has a lot of it. Here’s why the state is so attractive to data center developers. https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/06/17/theres-key-reason-data-center/

sltrib.comThere’s a key reason data center developers are increasingly drawn to Utah — and it lies undergroundUtah’s vast fiber network dates back to the 2002 Olympics. Now, it’s luring in developers looking to cash in on the insatiable demand for more computing power.

Tech Policy Press@techpolicypress.bsky.social

As tech companies embrace AI — forcing workers to use it, using it to surveil them, or justify firing them because of it — more tech workers are organizing to fight back as they feel they are losing influence over decisions that affect their jobs, reports Tech Policy Press fellow Varsha Bansal.

buff.lyTech Workers Are Fighting Against Silicon Valley’s AI PushMore tech workers are organizing to fight back as they feel they are losing influence over decisions that affect their jobs, writes Varsha Bansal.

Futurism@futurism.com

The work "slopification" is real.

trib.alCompanies That Embraced AI Are Now Rotting Away in a Very Specific WayCompanies over-relying on AI could be suffering from knowledge decay and a growing "workslop" problem.

Aeon Magazine@aeon.co

Strong resistance to AI among writers is understandable. But it obscures what we share with the machines: language itself. An Essay by Martin Puchner

aeon.coLiterature fans should welcome AI as a fellow wordsmith | Aeon EssaysStrong resistance to AI among writers is understandable. But it obscures what we share with the machines: language itself

Futurism@futurism.com

"Most software engineers are facing an identity crisis bordering on depression."

trib.alSoftware Engineers Are Facing an Existential Crisis As They Drown In Horrendous AI CodeSoftware engineers are questioning their professions as they're forced to wade through and fix mountains of sloppy AI code.

Futurism@futurism.com

"Where the performer is a child, consent must be treated with the greatest of care."

trib.alPeppa Pig Owner Demands Child Actors Sign Away Voice Rights to AI"Peppa Pig's" owner, Hasbro, is reportedly asking child actors of the beloved series to surrender rights to their own voices to train AI.

Dare Obasanjo@carnage4life.bsky.social

Ford has rehired hundreds of senior engineers after replacing them with AI backfired and has cost the company billions of dollars. AI adoption is blamed for Ford being the most recalled automaker in the U.S. with 51 recalls covering over 11 million vehicles in the first half of 2026 alone.

jon christian@jonchristian.net

NEW: Workers say their bosses are becoming obsessed with AI and essentially turning the entire workplace into an exercise in AI psychosis -- making absurd pivots, communicating only in AI slop, and even asking ChatGPT who to fire futurism.com/artificial-i...

futurism.comBosses Are Becoming Obsessed With AI, Using It to Make Every Decision, Barraging Their Employees With Nonsensical ChatGPT Directives, and Even Asking It Who to FireAI-obsessed executives and managers are creating a distinct new type of toxic work environment for the slop era, workers told us.

Governor Gavin Newsom@governor.ca.gov

California 🤝 @anthropic.com We're entering a partnership to strengthen cybersecurity and provide Claude to state agencies at a discount. The Golden State helped build Silicon Valley — and every Californian should benefit from the responsible use of their latest innovations.

Los Angeles Times@latimes.com

Anthropic partners with California to expand AI use by government workers

latimes.comAnthropic partners with California to expand AI use by government workersState agencies will be able to access Anthropic's AI assistant Claude at a discounted price along with free training as part of an effort to use technology to make government more efficient.

Futurism@futurism.com

The company once pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.

trib.alAmazon Is Spewing a Record Breaking Amount of Pollution to Power Its AI Data CentersAmazon's AI efforts have supercharged the company's carbon emissions to record-breaking heights, a new report found.

Arleta James@arletajames.bsky.social

This may work as a gift link. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-d...

wsj.comAI Data Centers Use Far More Water Than Most Tech Giants ReportWater used at the power plants that supply electricity to data centers can be much greater than the water used in the data centers themselves.

Lauri Donahue@lauridonahue.bsky.social

futurism.com/future-socie... lol

The Conversation U.S.@us.theconversation.com

8 principles from human ecology can help AI work for human well‑being

theconversation.com8 principles from human ecology can help AI work for human well-beingInvolving families, educators, engineers, designers and policymakers in AI development can help ensure the technology does more good than harm.

Karl Bode@karlbode.com

everywhere you look, things are goin' great

windowslatest.comMicrosoft 365 Copilot adoption is under 4.5% after 3 years, only 1% use it weekly, yet prices went upFewer than 4.5% of Microsoft 365 customers pay for Copilot after three years, only 1% use it weekly, and Microsoft raised prices regardless.

Greg Pak@gregpak.net

Columbia's in trouble. 'She spearheaded the creation of a College of Computing & Artificial Intelligence at U.W.-Madison, and recently said that every student “should also have classes where A.I. is being used very actively.”'