AI threatens European career prospects
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Artificial intelligence is changing European job prospects as companies expand its use, amid concerns over layoffs, fewer internships and women potentially missing career gains.
In our course and book _Calling Bullshit_, we posit that
If something seems too good, or too bad, to be true, it probably is.
Now as a college professor I'm pretty confident that overreliance can AI can harm our thinking ability, but just ten minutes of use? Let's dig into this this study a bit.
If something seems too good, or too bad, to be true, it probably is.
Now as a college professor I'm pretty confident that overreliance can AI can harm our thinking ability, but just ten minutes of use? Let's dig into this this study a bit.
Using AI for just 10 minutes erodes your ability to persist at hard things - Berkeley News
A UC Berkeley researcher co-authored a study that raises profound questions about how we interact with artificial intelligence in education — and daily life.
news.berkeley.edu
October 11, 2026 at 8:25 PM
In our course and book _Calling Bullshit_, we posit that
If something seems too good, or too bad, to be true, it probably is.
Now as a college professor I'm pretty confident that overreliance can AI can harm our thinking ability, but just ten minutes of use? Let's dig into this this study a bit.
If something seems too good, or too bad, to be true, it probably is.
Now as a college professor I'm pretty confident that overreliance can AI can harm our thinking ability, but just ten minutes of use? Let's dig into this this study a bit.
by Shannon Vallor Reposted by Fabián Muniesa, Lesley A. Hall, Daxton R. Stewart
I will not only be relieved but truly *ecstatic* to be wrong, if more and better studies soon start showing that AI actually improves learning and cognitive motivation. But so far they all show the opposite, and that is consistent with the evidence that I and other educators are seeing on the ground
We are soon going to have to come to grips with the fact that this shit is asbestos for the mind
Using AI for just 10 minutes erodes your ability to persist at hard things - Berkeley News
A UC Berkeley researcher co-authored a study that raises profound questions about how we interact with artificial intelligence in education — and daily life.
news.berkeley.edu
October 11, 2026 at 7:40 AM
I will not only be relieved but truly *ecstatic* to be wrong, if more and better studies soon start showing that AI actually improves learning and cognitive motivation. But so far they all show the opposite, and that is consistent with the evidence that I and other educators are seeing on the ground
by Jonathan Wolff Reposted by Steven H. Seggie
Talking to someone in a company where whole divisions are being axed because of AI. Not because AI can do their jobs, but because the company needs to drastically cut the salary bill to pay for AI.
October 10, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Talking to someone in a company where whole divisions are being axed because of AI. Not because AI can do their jobs, but because the company needs to drastically cut the salary bill to pay for AI.
Reposted by David Merrett
Everyone in creative work for hire knows most of the job is clients asking you for something bad and stupid and you figuring out how to make something completely different while convincing them it's what they asked for. The AI era means everyone gets to see what clients actually want
Turns out the friction of having to learn photoshop was a crucial firewall protecting society from the terrible taste of small business owners
When I first heard about AI being used for menus and advertisements, my concern was largely that it would be used to idealize the food and make it look better than it actually was.
At no point did I imagine that restaurants would willingly put out horrific looking images of their food on purpose
At no point did I imagine that restaurants would willingly put out horrific looking images of their food on purpose
October 11, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Everyone in creative work for hire knows most of the job is clients asking you for something bad and stupid and you figuring out how to make something completely different while convincing them it's what they asked for. The AI era means everyone gets to see what clients actually want
by Greg Linden
I can't wait for this AI hype bubble to pop, for the scams and crap to get regulated out of existence, and for company to get back to only using AI/ML when it is provably useful to make products better for customers. Sure, that's a smaller use of AI, but at least it's one that helps people.
October 11, 2026 at 11:12 PM
I can't wait for this AI hype bubble to pop, for the scams and crap to get regulated out of existence, and for company to get back to only using AI/ML when it is provably useful to make products better for customers. Sure, that's a smaller use of AI, but at least it's one that helps people.
by Carl T. Bergstrom Reposted by Matti Vuorre
Oh, that didn't take much digging.
They asked people to solve stupid fraction problems. One group got to ask AI, the other group didn't.
Then they took the AI away from the AI group.
Those people started fucking off. The non-AI group didn't magically know it was time to start fucking off.
They asked people to solve stupid fraction problems. One group got to ask AI, the other group didn't.
Then they took the AI away from the AI group.
Those people started fucking off. The non-AI group didn't magically know it was time to start fucking off.
October 11, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Oh, that didn't take much digging.
They asked people to solve stupid fraction problems. One group got to ask AI, the other group didn't.
Then they took the AI away from the AI group.
Those people started fucking off. The non-AI group didn't magically know it was time to start fucking off.
They asked people to solve stupid fraction problems. One group got to ask AI, the other group didn't.
Then they took the AI away from the AI group.
Those people started fucking off. The non-AI group didn't magically know it was time to start fucking off.
What else could possibly have happened? And what does this tell us about AI, or even cognitive offloading more generally?
Try this. Have people dig a hole. Give one group shovels, and the other group trowels. Now take the shovels away halfway through. What do you think is going to happen?
Try this. Have people dig a hole. Give one group shovels, and the other group trowels. Now take the shovels away halfway through. What do you think is going to happen?
October 11, 2026 at 8:32 PM
What else could possibly have happened? And what does this tell us about AI, or even cognitive offloading more generally?
Try this. Have people dig a hole. Give one group shovels, and the other group trowels. Now take the shovels away halfway through. What do you think is going to happen?
Try this. Have people dig a hole. Give one group shovels, and the other group trowels. Now take the shovels away halfway through. What do you think is going to happen?
Humans in the loop to keep humans in the workforce.
With a preprint exploring the issue and how to mitigate it: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
With a preprint exploring the issue and how to mitigate it: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
What if AI prefers CVs written by AI?
The signs are that it does and one law firm’s experience is revealing
giftarticle.ft.com
October 11, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Humans in the loop to keep humans in the workforce.
With a preprint exploring the issue and how to mitigate it: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
With a preprint exploring the issue and how to mitigate it: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....