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Congress Has a New Intelligence Bureau and it’s Spying on Americans Critical of AI

As rage about artificial intelligence and the data centers powering it grows, Congress is taking notice - not with any legislation or law, but by spying on public opposition.

A newly created intelligence agency of the Congress (yes, it has its own now) is warning that legislators are in danger from an angry public. The U.S. Capitol Police Intelligence Services Bureau, created after January 6 and in parallel to the 18-member Executive Branch intelligence community, laid out the warning in an internal intelligence report produced in April. [Read More]

Are Humans Becoming the Avatars of AI? How Machines Are Quietly Controlling You

For years, public anxiety about artificial intelligence has centred on the idea of machines turning against humans. The fear usually arrives dressed in metal, with robots replacing workers, out-thinking governments, policing cities, or imposing decisions from outside the human species. Yet the more immediate risk could be stranger than that: AI doesn’t need a robot form if human beings increasingly provide the body themselves. [Read More]

99 Percent Of CEOs are Planning AI Job Cuts, And the Gap Between the Rich And the Poor Just Continues to Explode

Our economy is being transformed at a faster pace than we have ever experienced before. Thanks to giant leaps in the field of artificial intelligence, human labor is not as valuable as it once was. All over the world, millions of human workers are being replaced and that trend is only going to accelerate. For those that have already retired or are on the verge of retirement, this isn’t that big of a deal. But for younger workers, this is absolutely terrifying. There is no loyalty in corporate America today. The moment that AI can do your job more efficiently than you can, you could be out the door. This is already happening at some of the biggest companies in the entire country. Good paying jobs are evaporating all around us, and as a result the gap between the wealthy and the rest of us is absolutely exploding. [Read More]

AI Decimates Careers that Were Once a Sure Path to Middle Class

Abundant land and cheap labor made Phoenix a premier place for companies to stash lower-paid office workers who don’t need to be physically close to clients or headquarters. The cubicle-based jobs - customer service, data entry, payroll processing - created a vital ladder to the middle class, helping replace factory work lost to overseas competition.

Now, these white-collar jobs are fading, too, thanks to continued offshoring and, increasingly, artificial intelligence. Tens of thousands of local workers suddenly face an uncertain future. [Read More]