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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

Financial Times@financialtimes.com

Why OpenAI and Anthropic may struggle to float ft.trib.al/tUDuhRQ

ft.trib.alWhy OpenAI and Anthropic may struggle to floatThe costs of remaining at the frontier of AI are punishing, but the penalties for falling behind may be even worse

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.”'

Jacob T. Levy@jacobtlevy.bsky.social

www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

insidehighered.comBrown Professor Suspects Most of His Class Used AI to CheatBrown University leaders’ response to the alleged cheating incident has been “meek,” the professor said.

Meredith Shiner@meredithshiner.com

interestingly, every month I have to do a sweep of risk management news and this story really struck me. One of the top concerns for law firms now is Errors and Omissions liability and having enough coverage. In one year, the # of lawyers who reported using AI for work jumped to 69% from 31.

insurancebusinessmag.comAI liability claims emerging in lawyers' E&O market, EPIC survey findsUnderwriters report rising losses as AI adoption accelerates in the legal profession

The Associated Press@apnews.com

AI notetakers can quickly summarize meetings and create to-do lists, but they raise privacy concerns.

bit.lyAI notetakers promise easy meeting recaps, but some professionals question their useAI notetakers can quickly summarize meetings and create to-do lists, but they raise privacy concerns.