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Bill Gates in his own words: How he’s using AI, and why he’s worried about the future

Bill Gates warned this week that the AI industry is crossing safety lines it set for itself, and that no one is preparing for what comes next. On this episode of the GeekWire Podcast, we play highlights from our interview with Gates about the essay, and debate his three proposals. Read More

Etzioni on AI: Bill Gates has the right diagnosis but the wrong prescription

Computer scientist and AI veteran Oren Etzioni agrees with Bill Gates that AI is displacing young workers first and eroding the tax base that funds the safety net. But he argues that two of the three fixes Gates proposes in his new essay would fail, and makes the case for an alternative approach. Read More

‘I am very concerned’: Bill Gates says the world needs a plan to deal with AI, and he has three ideas to start

Bill Gates says the “turbulent AI era” has arrived, and the AI industry is crossing safety lines it once promised to respect. In a new essay and an interview with GeekWire, he lays out three ideas for managing what’s coming: new national and global institutions, a category of jobs reserved for humans, and a tax on AI and robots. Read More

Microsoft’s Brad Smith: Graduates jeering AI are ‘telling us what we need to hear’

Microsoft President Brad Smith, in a new blog post and a GeekWire interview, argues that AI will reshape work rather than eliminate it, and says the company’s own future depends on people staying employed. He acknowledges the tension with the tech industry’s job cuts while contending that fields like computer science are changing, not disappearing. Read More

Microsoft President Brad Smith on AI investments, job cuts, and the uncertain future of work

After Microsoft this week unveiled a $4 billion, five-year global initiative to help millions of people adapt to the rise… Read More

Andy Jassy’s long game: Amazon’s reinvention enters its 5th phase as AI upends the workforce

Andy Jassy’s latest memo makes it official: AI will reshape and reduce Amazon’s corporate workforce. But this is more than… Read More

The ‘infinite workday’ is here — and Microsoft says AI will make it worse if we’re not careful

AI could accelerate burnout and chaos at work unless companies fundamentally change how they manage time and priorities, Microsoft warns… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: AI teammates, a fully remote unicorn, and the new world of work

On this week’s GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft envisions a future where humans manage fleets of AI agents — fundamentally changing the… Read More

Meet your new AI teammate: Microsoft sees humans as ‘agent bosses,’ upending the workplace

If you’re still getting used to the idea of using AI chatbots at work, brace yourself — Microsoft says that’s… Read More

Leading like a scientist: Microsoft’s Jaime Teevan on the new mindset for the future of work

Success as a leader in the new era of work requires not just empathy but also a willingness to experiment.… Read More

‘A whole new mindset’: HR experts and researchers share tips for a successful return to office

As concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic recede, companies are still feeling their way through the future of work. Who’s… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: The new world of hybrid work, and the next generation of smartphone users

Hybrid work is here to stay, but some big changes are needed to make it work. That was the message… Read More

‘Productivity paranoia’: Microsoft study of corporate workplaces finds big disconnect in hybrid work

A major perception gap between employees and leaders could make hybrid work unsustainable at companies around the world if left… Read More

T-Mobile US is ‘highly encouraging’ employees to get vaccinated and start working in the office again

As many of its corporate brethren leave their timelines for returning to the office open-ended, or push things back to… Read More

Commentary: How the distributed workforce of tomorrow can leave behind the racism of the past

We will soon turn the page on a pandemic that has consumed the conversation in boardrooms across America. Along with… Read More

Future of work: Experts sound off on preparing for seismic shifts driven by automation and technology

The nature of work is changing dramatically in the U.S. and experts say this is just the beginning. Economists estimate… Read More

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