Anthropic published two policy frameworks on June 10 proposing how the federal government should regulate frontier AI models, taking a direct position on one of Washington’s most contested fights by stating it does not believe “Congress should preempt state law unless it enacts a federal law that is at least as strong as the framework…
Executives talk about scarcity. Employees see replacement. Speaking at the VivaTech conference in Paris on June 17, Jeff Bezos said artificial intelligence will create a labor shortage rather than mass unemployment, directly disputing what he called a fear “that many people have, including many smart people.” Reuters reported that Bezos, appearing alongside Blue Origin CEO…
Token prices have dropped 280 times in two years. Enterprise AI budgets have grown nearly 6x in the same period. The math is not a contradiction — it is a mechanism. The cost of an AI query has fallen roughly 280 times over the past two years. The average enterprise AI budget has grown from $1.2 million annually in 2024 to $7 million in 2026. Both numbers are…
The Company Formerly Known as Allbirds Is Making a Different Bet | SSC Social Storytellers Collective Business & Professional Life Capital & Identity The Company Formerly Known as Allbirds Is Making a Different Bet The footwear brand built around sustainable sneakers is now trying to sell AI infrastructure. The shift says as much about where…
The company didn’t restore the 700 jobs it cut. It built a flexible labor pool to patch what the AI still can’t handle — and that’s the more durable story. Klarna spent 2023 and 2024 as the clearest public case for AI replacing white-collar work outright. The company eliminated roughly 700 customer service positions, partnered…
An executive order with no legal teeth is still a political document — and the politics behind it are pointed at 2028. Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-6-26 on May 21, directing California state agencies to study AI’s impact on the labor market and develop recommendations on severance standards, unemployment insurance, worker ownership models,…