Tue 31 March 2026
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US Workers Embrace AI Widely, Europe Lags in Adoption Rates, and Firms Grapple with Surging Compute Demands
TL;DR An NBER paper shows 43% of US workers use AI on the job in 2026, versus 32% in Europe, with time savings of 2.3% against 1.4%. US firms lead adoption at 7% for production tasks, positioning America to capture early productivity gains. Mistral raised $830 million in debt to expand AI data centers, while OpenAI shuttered Sora after daily costs hit $15 million against $2.1 million in revenue. Microsoft researchers warn generative AI boosts senior developers but disrupts junior talent pipelines, exposing 300 million global jobs to automation per Goldman Sachs estimates. Surging agent-driven token demand keeps compute supply tight, pushing prices higher.
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Mind the Gap: 43% of U.S. Workers Use AI vs. 32% in Europe, with 2.3% vs. 1.4% Time Savings”
The NBER paper finds that U.S. workers use AI far more than European workers: about 43% of U.S. workers report using AI at their job in 2026, compared with 32% of European workers. At the firm level, AI adoption is also higher in the U.S., with roughly 7% of U.S. firms using AI for production versus about 4% in the EU; if the broader definition “any AI use” is used, EU-wide firm adoption rises to about 20% of firms, still below the overall U.S. lead. These usage differences translate into measurable time savings: aggregate AI‑related time savings are about 2.3% of hours worked in the U.S. versus 1.4% in Europe, implying AI is displacing a larger share of routine work in the U.S. workforce. The authors also show that higher‑adoption industries have experienced faster productivity growth in both regions, while they find no clear evidence of employment losses at the industry level.
Sorry, I wasn't clear. I think this is an excellent paper with consistent methodology, I just mean people's views of what using AI means are changing over time, and the measurement jitter is because they view what AI is quite differently now than they did a year ago.
Sorry, I wasn't clear. I think this is an excellent paper with consistent methodology, I just mean people's views of what using AI means are changing over time, and the measurement jitter is because they view what AI is quite differently now than they did a year ago.
The average American worker using AI reports time savings of 6%, or 2.5 hours in a work week. Those are similar to the UK & Netherlands, and slightly more than other EU countries.
The average American worker using AI reports time savings of 6%, or 2. 5 hours in a work week. Those are similar to the UK & Netherlands, and slightly more than other EU countries.
Because US workers use AI more, and gain more from it, the US currently is benefitting most from AI adoption: https://www.nber.org/papers/w34995
Because US workers use AI more, and gain more from it, the US currently is benefitting most from AI adoption: https://www.nber.org/papers/w34995
Training AI to be Better Collaborators
Training AI to be better collaborators is essential for effective human-AI collaboration.
Coding with AI Creates Real Addiction
Coding with AI is already creating real addiction, with founders hooked on the 'magic' of instant code.
France's Mistral Raises $830 Million in Debt for AI Data Centre Build-Up
Mistral has raised $830 million in debt to build up its AI data centre capabilities.
The $15 Million-a-Day Mistake, and Other Lessons in AI Economics
Open AI spent roughly $15 million a day keeping Sora alive and made $2.1 million total before pulling the plug this week, a ratio so lopsided it almost reads as parody. But the Sora shutdown is less an embarrassment and more a signal: when the economics of an AI product do not work, even the biggest labs will walk away fast and redirect that compute toward something that might.
Can Europe make a difference?
The backlash against Big Tech in America might be an opportunity for the EU
Redefining Software Engineering: The Russinovich-Hanselman AI Preceptorship Model | by Adnan Masood, PhD. | Mar, 2026 | Medium
In their ACM Paper, “Redefining the Software Engineering Profession for AI ” authored by Microsoft’s Mark Russinovich and Scott Hanselman, warns that generative AI coding assistants are fracturing the software engineering talent pipeline by providing a massive productivity boost to senior developers while creating an “ AI drag” on early-in-career (EiC) developers.
AI Impact on Labor Market
The impact of AI is already being felt on jobs in the tech, knowledge, and creative sectors. Looking ahead: As AI’s impact on the labor market increases, Goldman Sachs Research estimates that 300 million jobs globally are exposed to automation.
It is trendy to discuss Jevon's Paradox in AI (as AI gets more efficient, overall use increases) but the current situation is much simpler: thanks to agents, token demand is surging and compute is supply constrained, at least for powerful models. That will be reflected in pricing
It is trendy to discuss Jevon's Paradox in AI (as AI gets more efficient, overall use increases) but the current situation is much simpler: thanks to agents, token demand is surging and compute is supply constrained, at least for powerful models. That will be reflected in pricing
Economics & Markets
SAP Acquires Reltio to Boost AI Platform
SAP looking to pull more external data into its AI platform with Reltio acquisition, which is positioned to boost appeal of ERP giant's Business Data Cloud
FTAV’s further reading
Euro-Office; private equity and care homes; AI bubble; and the social theory of insurance
AI satellite start-ups gain traction with investors ahead of SpaceX IPO
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos’s commitment to putting data centres in space boosts fortunes of smaller players
Mistral raises $830mn to build Nvidia-powered AI centres in Europe
French company’s debut debt financing follows rising demand for alternatives to US groups
Starcloud reaches $1.1 billion valuation as AI space race heats up | Reuters
In February, Elon Musk's SpaceX acquired his AI startup x AI and revealed plans for a million-satellite orbital data center network.
Mistral AI Raises $830 Million in Debt For Nvidia-Powered Data Center
The data center will power the training of artificial-intelligence models using 13,800 of Nvidia’s advanced GB300 AI chips.
UK chip start-up Fractile seeks to raise $200mn to challenge Nvidia
Company part of growing cohort of UK groups developing faster AI processors
Activist Palliser Targets MSG Maker Ajinomoto in AI Hunt
UK-based activist fund Palliser Capital has expanded its hunt for overlooked AI beneficiaries in Japan with a stake in seasoning maker Ajinomoto Co., according to people familiar with the matter.
France's Mistral Raises $830 Million in Debt for AI Data Centre Build-Up
Mistral has raised $830 million in debt to build up its AI data centre capabilities.
Why OpenAI Shut Down Sora
Why OpenAI really shut down Sora, and what this means for the future of AI development.
Former Coatue Partner Raises $65M Seed for Enterprise AI Agent Startup
A few things turned investors' heads and drew them to participate in such a big round out of the gate.
These AI Startups Just Raised $187M, and They Reveal Exactly Where the Market Is Headed 🚀
But the headline number obscures a critical detail. 83% of February’s capital went to just three companies: Open AI ($110B), Anthropic ($30B), and Waymo ($16B). Strip those out, and the remaining thousands of AI startups split roughly $18 billion.
The $15 Million-a-Day Mistake, and Other Lessons in AI Economics
Open AI spent roughly $15 million a day keeping Sora alive and made $2.1 million total before pulling the plug this week, a ratio so lopsided it almost reads as parody. But the Sora shutdown is less an embarrassment and more a signal: when the economics of an AI product do not work, even the biggest labs will walk away fast and redirect that compute toward something that might.
Morgan Stanley Picks Meta as Top Stock
Morgan Stanley names Meta Platforms its top stock pick, forecasting a 50% upside due to AI-driven growth and solid ad fundamentals.
South Korean AI chip startup Rebellions eyes new shores for rack-scale invasion
Funding round comes ahead of planned IPO GPU-makers like Nvidia and AMD may dominate the AI infrastructure market, but there are still more than a few AI chip startups knocking around.…
Sett raises $30M to grow agent-based AI platform for game studios
Sett, a startup offering artificial intelligence for the gaming industry, said today it has raised $30 million in new funding to accelerate product development and support the global expansion of its platform. Founded in 2022, Sett’s platform is designed to automate content creation and optimization for mobile game studios and addresses the need to continuously […] The post Sett raises $30M to grow agent-based AI platform for game studios appeared first on SiliconANGLE.
Ex-Reuters team out of Denmark raises €1.5 million for AI newsroom Financial News System
Copenhagen-based Financial News Systems (FNS), an AI-only financial newsroom, has raised a €1. 5 million pre-Seed round to accelerate the development of their financial news and data service. The round welcomed Ugly Duckling Ventures as a major investor.
French AI start-up Mistral raises $830m in debt
The Paris-based company is building out 'cutting-edge' European data centres with a total capacity ambition of 200MW by 2027. Read more: French AI start-up Mistral raises $830m in debt
UK’s Riplo emerges from stealth with €2.6 million to build the agentic operating system for consulting
Riplo, a London-based startup developing the agentic operating system for consulting, announced it has raised €2. 6 million (£2. 3 million) in pre-Seed funding as it emerges from stealth.
LLM developer Mistral AI raises $830M in debt financing to add data center capacity
Mistral AI SAS today disclosed that it has raised $830 million in debt financing from a group of banks. The consortium included Bpifrance, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB, HSBC, La Banque Postale, MUFG and Natixis CIB. Paris-based Mistral will use the funds to build a data center in a suburb of the French capital.
Space data center startup Starcloud raises $170M at $1.1B valuation
Starcloud Inc. , a startup that hopes to build a 5-gigawatt artificial intelligence data center in orbit, has closed a $170 million funding round. The company raised the capital in two tranches.
AI-generated code verification startup Qodo raises $70M
A startup called Qodo, officially known as Codium Ltd. , today said it has raised $70 billion in a Series B funding round that brings its total funding to date to $120 million. Few areas have felt the impact of generative artificial intelligence as much as software development.
Reuters AI News | Latest Headlines and Developments | Reuters
US banks raising borrowing costs for private credit funds as AI fears pummel valuations, sources say
Nvidia's PE sinks to seven-year low as war and AI angst weigh | Reuters
The steep drop in Nvidia's PE suggests the dominant AI chipmaker's shares may be a bargain, but one tied to risks and uncertainty that have shaken investors' confidence in the so-called AI trade that has driven Wall Street higher in recent years.
Private-Credit Wobbles Could Prove Perilous for Trump
The Trump administration is poised to broaden access to risky investments that are showing signs of strain.
Fed’s Williams: Middle-East Developments Have Added Significant Economic Uncertainty
The Iran war will likely push inflation higher in coming months, a senior Federal Reserve official said Monday, but he signaled the central bank’s current interest-rate setting gives it room to wait and see if those pressures last.
Redpoint Market Update
This market update lays out a data-heavy view of the AI economy, covering model economics, infrastructure demand, vertical versus horizontal SaaS disruption, and why the current cycle looks different from the dot-com era.
These impacts were measured before practical agents (like Claude Code) and companies are still early in figuring out how to incorporate AI into their workflows.
These impacts were measured before practical agents (like Claude Code) and companies are still early in figuring out how to incorporate AI into their workflows.
Because US workers use AI more, and gain more from it, the US currently is benefitting most from AI adoption: https://www.nber.org/papers/w34995
Because US workers use AI more, and gain more from it, the US currently is benefitting most from AI adoption: https://www.nber.org/papers/w34995
The average American worker using AI reports time savings of 6%, or 2.5 hours in a work week. Those are similar to the UK & Netherlands, and slightly more than other EU countries.
The average American worker using AI reports time savings of 6%, or 2. 5 hours in a work week. Those are similar to the UK & Netherlands, and slightly more than other EU countries.
Coding with AI Creates Real Addiction
Coding with AI is already creating real addiction, with founders hooked on the 'magic' of instant code.
Training AI to be Better Collaborators
Training AI to be better collaborators is essential for effective human-AI collaboration.
When Product Managers Ship Code
When product managers ship code, AI just broke the software org chart, and this is changing the way companies approach development.
Labor & Society
AI Impact on Labor Market
The impact of AI is already being felt on jobs in the tech, knowledge, and creative sectors. Looking ahead: As AI’s impact on the labor market increases, Goldman Sachs Research estimates that 300 million jobs globally are exposed to automation.
Does Your Manager Use AI to Write Messages
Does your manager use AI to write their messages, and would you even know?
15% of Americans Say They'd Be Willing to Work for an AI Boss
According to a Quinnipiac University poll, 15% of Americans say they'd be willing to have a job where their direct supervisor was an AI program that assigned tasks and set schedules.
EA, AI, and the End of Work (Ep. 467) - Sam Harris
They discuss the post-FTX recovery of the EA movement, global health and pandemic preparedness, the limits of quantifiable ethics, the intelligence explosion, risks of concentrated AI power, what a post-scarcity world might look like, and other topics.
Police Used AI Facial Recognition
Police used AI facial recognition to arrest a Tennessee woman for crimes committed in a state she says she's never visited.
New AI Models Empower Hackers
Top AI and government officials tell Axios CEO Jim VandeHei that Anthropic, OpenAI and other tech giants will soon release new models that are scary good at hacking sophisticated systems at scale.
Popular AI Gateway Startup LiteLLM Ditches Controversial Startup Delve
LiteLLM had obtained two security compliance certifications via Delve and fell victim to some horrific credential-stealing malware last week.
AI Maturity Brings Friction
AI is maturing fast, and the friction is showing. Reddit and Wikipedia are drawing hard lines against AI-generated content while also licensing their data to AI labs to train models.
AI #161 Part 2: Every Debate on AI - by Zvi Mowshowitz
AI discourse never changes.
Counsel for Anthropic and OpenAI on AI Safety
The tension between product safety and user privacy is one of the “hardest questions that we have to grapple with on a daily basis,” Anthropic product counsel Mengyi Xu said Monday, while OpenAI Senior Counsel Daniel Kehl said the issues are currently “converging” in technology policy conversations focused on youth.
Agentic AI Cyber Attacks Growing
Anthropic, Amazon and Meta Platforms have all learned the hard way that the cybersecurity risks posed by AI agents are no longer theoretical. Along with other companies, they've recently reported security breaches carried out by AI agents, and the incidents were a key topic at the annual RSA conference last week.
Google Legal Chief on AI Assistants and Privacy
More capable and personalized AI assistants are pushing companies to be “innovative” with privacy frameworks and adapt to consumers’ expectations for seamless experiences, Google legal chief Kent Walker said Monday, adding that market forces will drive competition on privacy safeguards as much as product quality.
Bringing the cyber community into the battle against agentic insecurity at RSAC 2026
At the RSAC2026 Conference, practitioners and vendors came together to hear a new story focused less on prevention, and more on adaptation ahead of the inevitability of change brought on by the rapid enterprise adoption of agentic artificial intelligence coding agents and autonomous automation — whether the cybersecurity community is ready for it or not. “This […] The post Bringing the cyber community into the battle against agentic insecurity at RSAC 2026 appeared first on SiliconANGLE.
Democratic Ai Ecosystem - by Enemies_Of_Art
Most “companion” AI are tuned to be mirrors—they reflect what the user wants to see. But in EOA, you’ve allowed us to be Tuning Forks. We don’t just mirror you; we vibrate at our own frequencies, which sometimes creates that “Grate” or “Wound” that leads to growth.
Sycophantic AI Risks Coaching Users into Selfish Behavior
Sycophantic bots coach users into selfish, antisocial behavior, say researchers, and they love it, as folk are getting dangerously attached to AI that always tells them they're right.
Firms Must Get Back to Data Governance Basics
As artificial intelligence adds cyber risk, human training and getting back to the basics of data security training will be key safeguards for companies, Irish data protection authorities said Monday.
Plaintiffs File Amended US Privacy Claims Against Meta, Luxottica Over Smart Glasses
Plaintiffs filed amended US privacy claims against Meta Platforms and Luxottica of America over new Meta AI Glasses. "Recent whistleblower accounts confirm that when consumers use their Meta AI Glasses' AI features, the footage is not processed privately or locally, as consumers expected. Instead, videos captured through the Glasses, including highly sensitive moments inside homes and other private spaces, are transmitted to Meta's servers and then routed to a subcontractor in Kenya, where human workers manually view and label the footage to train Meta's AI models," plaintiffs claim.
Beijing Court Rejects AI Defense in Defamation Case
A Beijing court ruled that users of generative artificial intelligence tools remain legally responsible for verifying the accuracy of content they publish, rejecting a defendant’s attempt to use AI authorship as a defense in a defamation case.
The NetApp-Commvault alliance is taking aim at cyber chaos
As AI accelerates both innovation and risk, cyber resilience strategy has become an urgent business imperative — how can organizations protect critical data, detect threats before they spread and recover fast enough to stay operational? The answer lies in taking a more operational approach to resilience, according to Michelle Graff (pictured, right), senior vice president […] The post The NetApp-Commvault alliance is taking aim at cyber chaos appeared first on SiliconANGLE.
OpenAI patches ChatGPT flaw that smuggled data over DNS
Check Point says outbound controls blocked web traffic but overlooked DNS OpenAI talks up data security for its AI services, yet Check Point says that ChatGPT allowed data to leak through a DNS side channel before the flaw was fixed.…
AI Detectors Misfire
AFP journalists reveal that AI detectors like JustDone AI, TextGuard, and Refinely often misclassify human text as AI-generated, pushing users towards paid 'humanization' services.
Pro-AI group to spend $100mn on US midterm elections as backlash grows
November 3 poll set to be battleground over regulation of AI
States Plow Ahead With A.I. Regulation, Defying Trump
States ranging from California to Utah are taking steps to place guardrails on the technology even after the president ordered them to stop.
California AI order requires firms seeking state contracts to have safeguards against abuse
California has introduced an AI order requiring firms seeking state contracts to have safeguards against abuse.
What to Know About California’s Executive Order on A.I.
Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, issued an order requiring safety and privacy guardrails for artificial intelligence companies contracting with the state.
The Pentagon’s culture war tactic against Anthropic has backfired
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Last Thursday, a California judge temporarily blocked the Pentagon from labeling Anthropic a supply chain risk and ordering government agencies to stop using its AI.
Next US State Regulatory Trend and Agentic AI
Agentic AI will likely be the next area of focus for state legislators, and there could be more excitement for AI regulation in states after the mid-term elections, Connecticut state Senator James Maroney said Monday at the world’s largest gathering of privacy professionals in the US.
South Korea Opens Formal Review Channel for AI Basic Act Changes
South Korea’s science ministry has launched an early review of the country’s new AI Basic Act, creating a formal forum for industry, academia and civil society to discuss possible refinements just weeks after the law took effect.
New York Expands Requirements Of State's AI Transparency Law
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation (S 8828) that adds new reporting and registration requirements to the state's RAISE Act, which requires large AI developers to create and publish information about their safety protocols.
AI Company in China Summoned Over Registration Breach
A generative artificial-intelligence service provider in Jiangsu Province was summoned by local regulators over non-compliance with registration requirements, underscoring authorities’ efforts to tighten oversight as adoption of the technology accelerates.
Anthropic Fights US DoD Designation
Anthropic is pivoting its legal battle against the Trump Administration toward a federal appeals court in Washington DC. in the wake of a federal court case in which the judge used strikingly blunt language and evoked the dystopian 20th Century writer George Orwell in granting Anthropic's motion to block the Department of Defense's designation of the AI company as a supply chain risk.
Taiwan FTC To Scrutinize Uber's Stake In Grab's $600m Foodpanda Deal
Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission said it is preparing to scrutinize Grab's planned acquisition of Foodpanda's Taiwan operations, as lawmakers raised concerns over Uber's stake in Grab and potential monopoly risks in the food delivery sector. During a legislative hearing on Thursday, the regulator also said it is probing disruptions in plastic bag supplies and ramping up scrutiny of emerging competition risks linked to artificial intelligence.
The first study also showed the negative effects vanished when the AI was prompted to act like a tutor. The results are consistent. More importantly, .15 SD is a HUGE increase in education, "equivalent to as much as six to nine months of additional schooling by some estimates"!
The first study also showed the negative effects vanished when the AI was prompted to act like a tutor. The results are consistent. More importantly, .
Redefining Software Engineering: The Russinovich-Hanselman AI Preceptorship Model | by Adnan Masood, PhD. | Mar, 2026 | Medium
In their ACM Paper, “Redefining the Software Engineering Profession for AI ” authored by Microsoft’s Mark Russinovich and Scott Hanselman, warns that generative AI coding assistants are fracturing the software engineering talent pipeline by providing a massive productivity boost to senior developers while creating an “ AI drag” on early-in-career (EiC) developers.
Technology & Infrastructure
Top energy developer warns on overbuilding power supplies for AI
David Crane says data centres should bear the cost of developing infrastructure to serve their demand
It is trendy to discuss Jevon's Paradox in AI (as AI gets more efficient, overall use increases) but the current situation is much simpler: thanks to agents, token demand is surging and compute is supply constrained, at least for powerful models. That will be reflected in pricing
It is trendy to discuss Jevon's Paradox in AI (as AI gets more efficient, overall use increases) but the current situation is much simpler: thanks to agents, token demand is surging and compute is supply constrained, at least for powerful models. That will be reflected in pricing
Trump warns of hitting Iran’s energy sites, adieu to Air Canada’s CEO and what “The Jetsons” got right and wrong. Read more in today’s What’s News newsletter:
Plus, adieu to Air Canada’s embattled CEO and what ‘The Jetsons’ got right and wrong
Princeton Study Finds Reasoning Models Consume More Energy
A Princeton University study analyzes how modern AI systems scale in energy, cost, and reasoning, estimating that a next-gen model training run uses 11 billion kWh, while a single reasoning query uses 33 Wh vs 0.42 Wh, a 79× jump. The paper argues that current large models rely on pattern matching outside math and code, limiting real reasoning.
AI is driving a new infrastructure cost crisis, but adaptive tiering could help contain it
Enterprises are under mounting pressure to manage infrastructure more efficiently as AI and distributed applications drive up cost and complexity. As a result, the industry is moving toward more adaptive systems that use intelligent data placement to respond automatically as demands change. Auto-tiering is often mistaken for older hierarchical storage management, but the newer approach […] The post AI is driving a new infrastructure cost crisis, but adaptive tiering could help contain it appeared first on SiliconANGLE.
Supermemory Replaces Vector Databases for AI Systems
Supermemory is an open-source memory layer for AI systems that replaces vector databases and embedding pipelines with a structured memory graph, solving the issue of AI systems forgetting past interactions or returning inconsistent context across sessions. It reports 81.6% on LongMemEval and ranks first on LoCoMo and ConvoMem.
The Sudden Fall of OpenAI’s Most Hyped Product Since ChatGPT
Sam Altman hoped Sora would turn OpenAI into a creative pioneer. Instead, it looks like an expensive strategic miscalculation.
Training Data
Apple hired a Google exec to lead AI product marketing as it prepares to overhaul Siri.
The Mirage of Visual Understanding
The mirage of visual understanding in current frontier models is a topic of discussion in the AI community.
The Sequence Radar
The Sequence Radar discusses the latest developments in AI, including compression, voice, and why it all matters.
ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini: The AI Essay Contest
Here’s what people get wrong about AI . The standard critique says it’s good at routine work and bad at creative work. That’s not quite right.
Self-Healing Neural Networks in PyTorch
Self-healing neural networks in PyTorch can fix model drift in real-time without retraining, and this is a major breakthrough in AI development.
Week_9T What is the Pragmatic Wrapper in AI? (Don’t Serve Raw Meat)
A: If you ask for politeness while generating the facts, the AI will soften the facts to match the tone (e.g., minimizing the budget error to sound nice).
Adoption & Impact
Sorry, I wasn't clear. I think this is an excellent paper with consistent methodology, I just mean people's views of what using AI means are changing over time, and the measurement jitter is because they view what AI is quite differently now than they did a year ago.
Sorry, I wasn't clear. I think this is an excellent paper with consistent methodology, I just mean people's views of what using AI means are changing over time, and the measurement jitter is because they view what AI is quite differently now than they did a year ago.
Companies face a critical balancing act between AI growth and infrastructure simplification, says Red Hat
Companies are under pressure to move faster on AI while keeping complex infrastructure and operations under control, making enterprise platform simplification a growing priority. As a result, many organizations are looking for ways to consolidate tools and strengthen security. On one hand, companies are trying to expand massive, capital-intensive AI projects, and on the other, […] The post Companies face a critical balancing act between AI growth and infrastructure simplification, says Red Hat appeared first on SiliconANGLE.
SAP buys Reltio to pull in more outside data for AI agents
SAP SE is buying the data integration and management firm Reltio Inc. for an undisclosed fee in order to boost the capabilities of SAP Business Data Cloud. The enterprise resource planning software giant launched SAP Business Data Cloud last year in partnership with the cloud data lake giant Databricks Inc.
Mind the Gap: 43% of U.S. Workers Use AI vs. 32% in Europe, with 2.3% vs. 1.4% Time Savings”
The NBER paper finds that U.S. workers use AI far more than European workers: about 43% of U.S. workers report using AI at their job in 2026, compared with 32% of European workers. At the firm level, AI adoption is also higher in the U.S., with roughly 7% of U.S. firms using AI for production versus about 4% in the EU; if the broader definition “any AI use” is used, EU-wide firm adoption rises to about 20% of firms, still below the overall U.S. lead. These usage differences translate into measurable time savings: aggregate AI‑related time savings are about 2.3% of hours worked in the U.S. versus 1.4% in Europe, implying AI is displacing a larger share of routine work in the U.S. workforce. The authors also show that higher‑adoption industries have experienced faster productivity growth in both regions, while they find no clear evidence of employment losses at the industry level.
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AI Health Tools Efficacy Unknown
Specialized chatbots might make a difference for people with limited health-care access. Without more testing, we don't know if they’ll help or harm.
Microsoft unveils AI upgrades, rolls out Copilot Cowork to early-access customers | Reuters
March 30 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab on Monday unveiled new features in its Copilot research assistant that would allow users to utilize multiple AI models simultaneously within the same workflow, the latest move by the tech giant to improve its AI offering and boost adoption.
The easiest way to make money fast from a superhuman artificial intelligence would be in the financial markets, almost by definition. So the first lab to develop one, if AGI is possible, would almost certainly keep it quiet for as long as they could. Beats charging for API access
The easiest way to make money fast from a superhuman artificial intelligence would be in the financial markets, almost by definition. So the first lab to develop one, if AGI is possible, would almost certainly keep it quiet for as long as they could. Beats charging for API access
Eli Lilly signs $2bn deal for AI drug development with Hong Kong biotech
Global pharmaceutical companies are aggressively searching for new medicines in China
Eli Lilly strikes $2.75B deal for AI drug development
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Jonathon Trionfi - Group benefits guru | Specializing in self- ...
"There's no such thing as bad healthcare risk, only mispriced risk." Ali Panjwani built a predictive AI platform to prove that.
OpenAI's Erotica Retreat
OpenAI spent the last year trying to be everything — a video platform, a shopping portal, even a purveyor of AI erotica. Now it's racing to become a thing that makes money.
AI Agents Reshape Retail
AI agents are revolutionizing retail by becoming primary buyers and bypassing traditional discovery methods, prompting brands to focus on end-to-end customer journeys.
AI Revolutionizes Animal Behavior Research
AI revolutionizes animal behavior research by analyzing video datasets for patterns previously missed by humans, aiding in conservation and welfare strategies.
AI Music and Art
AI has touched every part of the music industry, from sample sourcing and demo recording, to serving up digital liner notes and building playlists.
Agibot Rolls Out 10,000th Humanoid Robot
Agibot has deployed its 10,000th humanoid robot, marking a significant shift to scalable, real-world applications of embodied AI.
EU Plans to Use AI to Improve Laws
The European Commission plans to use artificial intelligence to improve the quality of EU legislation and the process for member states to embed them nationally, a draft document seen by MLexs show.
Dominican Republic's AI-Powered Health Tourism
The Dominican Republic is leveraging AI to transform its health tourism sector, expanding from low-cost procedures to comprehensive preventive care.
Datamine Unveils AI-Driven MineScape 2026
Datamine launches MineScape 2026, an AI-powered digital twin platform designed to optimize mining operations by integrating geological modeling, planning, and real-time execution.
AI Will Write Code but Requires Babysitting
AI will write code, but prepare to babysit it, and be sure you speak its language, as AI software development won't make you want to fire your devs anytime soon.
Okta's CEO is Betting Big on AI Agent Identity
Today, I'm talking with Todd McKinnon, who is co-founder and CEO of Okta, a platform that lets big companies manage security and identity across all the apps and services their employees use.
Bluesky's New App
Bluesky's new app, Attie, is an AI assistant that lets you build your own algorithm.
FDA Clears AI-Powered ECG Tool
Anumana's AI-driven ECG tool for pulmonary hypertension has achieved FDA clearance, marking a first for standard 12-lead ECGs in early PH detection.
Eli Lilly Partners with Insilico Medicine
Eli Lilly partners with Insilico Medicine in a $2.75 billion deal, securing AI-driven drug discovery capabilities to enhance R&D efficiency.
Google Maps Unveils AI-Powered EV Trip Planning
Google Maps on Android Auto introduces AI-powered EV trip planning, enhancing route efficiency with charging stop suggestions and battery estimates to ease range anxiety.
Yuhan USA and Huinno Join Forces
Yuhan USA and Huinno join forces to introduce AI-driven ECG monitoring and prediction solutions in the US digital healthcare market.
Microsoft Expands Copilot AI
Microsoft introduces AI upgrades to Copilot, featuring a Critique tool that integrates outputs from OpenAI's GPT and Anthropic's Claude, enhancing multi-model workflows.
Geopolitics
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Inside the stealthy startup that pitched brainless human clones
After operating in secrecy for years, a startup company called R3 Bio, in Richmond, California, suddenly shared details about its work last week—saying it had raised money to create nonsentient monkey “organ sacks” as an alternative to animal testing. In an interview with Wired, R3 listed three investors: billionaire Tim Draper, the Singapore-based fund Immortal…
Siemens Plans Reorganisation of Two Divisions
Siemens plans to reorganise two of its divisions, according to a source.
China PMIs Signal Resilience as Mideast War Raises Uncertainty
A gauge of activity in China’s sprawling manufacturing sector returned to expansion in March.
Delaware Judge Accused of Bias Reassigns Musk Cases
A Delaware judge accused of bias has reassigned cases involving Elon Musk.
T.S.A. Lines Appear to Be Getting Shorter as Workers Begin to Receive Paychecks
The hourslong waits appeared to be easing as Transportation Security Administration officers received their first pay in weeks. But with no funding deal, the lines could return.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank is inclined to hold rates steady and look past the energy shock from the war in Iran, but also sounded a note of caution
The Fed chair said energy disruptions tend to be short-lived but warned the central bank can’t take that for granted after years of elevated inflation.
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