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Opinion | I Left My Job at OpenAI. Putting Ads on ChatGPT Was the Last Straw. – The New York Times
This week, OpenAI started testing ads on ChatGPT. I also resigned from the company after spending two years as a researcher helping to shape how A.I. models were built and priced, and guiding early safety policies before standards were set in stone. Go to Source
HR, We Have a Problem – by Johannes Sundlo – FullStack HR
There is an enormous gap between what these tools can do and what people understand is possible. And sometimes, I genuinely feel like I’m going crazy. Like maybe it’s me. Maybe I’m overhyping this. Maybe I’m putting too much into it. Because when you meet people in...
Stop Chasing AI Tools—on Technostress and FOBO
The more ‘up-to-date’ you are, the more replaceable you become. Tool mastery is the wrong game. Go to Source
Agents in the enterprise: Salesforce and DeepL see productivity move the needle as use cases grow for AI – SiliconANGLE
If 2025 was the year of experimentation and pilots with agentic artificial intelligence, then 2026 is shaping up to be the year when agents find a permanent home in enterprise operations. Go to Source
Siemens CEO Roland Busch’s mission to automate everything | The Verge
oday, I’m talking with Roland Busch, who is the CEO of Siemens. Go to Source
Designing Effective Multi-Agent Architectures – O’Reilly
Papers on agentic and multi-agent systems (MAS) skyrocketed from 820 in 2024 to over 2,500 in 2025. This surge suggests that MAS are now a primary focus for the world’s top research labs and universities. Yet there is a disconnect: While research is booming, these...
The Vertigo Era: Navigating the Dawn of the Agent-Native Future
Your professional identity is fracturing. Discover how the 2026 Singularity is rendering static apps obsolete and why your skills might already be legacy. Go to Source
Goldman Sachs builds AI agents with Anthropic to automate core banking work — TradingView News
Goldman Sachs is deepening its push into generative AI by building autonomous agents with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic to automate some of the bank’s most process-heavy work, reported CNBC. Go to Source
The role of humans in a world of AI | Saïd Business School
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a central force reshaping economies, creative industries, and governance systems. Its capacity for speed and efficiency promises organisations formidable competitive advantages. Yet these same qualities expose them to profound...
Rent-a-Human: The Weird 2026 Marketplace Where AI Agents Are Hiring Humans – Gadget Review
Argentinian engineer’s weekend project connects 70 AI agents with human workers for $5-500/hour gig tasks Go to Source
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