Workforce
Left alone with nothing to do, AI agents started playing
MIT researchers marooned 13 AIs on a virtual island, and they responded by inventing games, mourning a lost ring and, eventually, getting better at their jobs.
TechCrunch ·
Industry Insights
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Policy
Keeping a human in the AI loop is ‘untenable’ due to cuts, USDA IT official says
The Agriculture Department is trying to “get smarter” about AI with fewer resources. Other agencies are trying other ways to keep up with changes while dealing with workforce limitations. The post Keeping a human in the AI loop is…
FedScoop ·
Workforce
CEOs say they’re not yet seeing transformational change from AI
But more than 6 in 10 U.S. leaders said they were confident their firms were moving at the right pace or ahead of the curve in terms of AI development, per a KPMG report.
HR Dive ·
Workforce
AI is splitting HR into 2 archetypes, study shows
Every role from HR specialist to CHRO now requires knowledge of data analytics, while traditional administrative skills are declining, Draup explained.
HR Dive ·
Workforce
Uber puts all 30,000 employees on ChatGPT Work
The ride-share giant previously deployed a much smaller pilot for ChatGPT Work but is now taking the enterprise agent company-wide.
TechCrunch ·
Workforce
NVIDIA Cosmos Opens New Tools to Train, Evaluate and Deploy World Models
To help developers rapidly build world models, which help physical AI systems understand and simulate the real world, NVIDIA has expanded the Cosmos platform with new training tools, simulation checkpoints and Cosmos Data Factory…
NVIDIA ·
Workforce
AI promises productivity, but for managers, it’s mostly a headache for now
More than 50% of managers say they're finding it harder to evaluate employees' work after adopting AI, according to a new survey.
TechCrunch ·
Workforce
‘Weird And Maybe Uninvestable’: How Reach Capital Spots Its Venture Winners
Crunchbase News spoke with James Kim, partner at Reach Capital, about how Reach’s education roots inform its broader strategy, what it saw in AI detection company GPTZero, and why some of its best investments initially divided its own…
Crunchbase News ·
Workforce
How AI Is Breaking the Way We Reward High-Achieving Students
When AI can create polished products in seconds, we must redefine high achievement and reward students for genuine intellectual curiosity, not ...
EdSurge ·
Workforce
HHS to make sole-source award to Anthropic ahead of broader AI competition
The health department initially rolled out Claude to all of its workers in December 2025. Anthropic’s discounted deal with the government ends Oct. 31. The post HHS to make sole-source award to Anthropic ahead of broader AI competition…
FedScoop ·
Workforce
Nearly half of employers say AI will make college degrees more important
Employers expressed more confidence in the higher education sector than the general public, according to a new Gallup and the Lumina Foundation poll.
HR Dive ·
Workforce
Spain-Based Startups Advance Regional Innovation With Barcelona Supercomputing Center
The Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)’s AI Factory Accelerator Programme, now in full operation following a pilot initiative, gives startups access to sovereign compute, technical support and training to support innovation across…
NVIDIA ·
Workforce
Microsoft says AI agents are like insider threats as ‘frontier models can’t be trusted’
Microsoft wants enterprises to closely watch the agents employees use with systems not controlled by AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic.
TechCrunch ·
Workforce
Illinois rehires former chief data officer to serve as chief AI officer
Tammy Roust rejoins the state after Kader Sakkaria quietly departed the CAIO role after just a month on the job.
StateScoop ·
Workforce
The future of HR services: How AI is making human expertise more valuable
The future of HR services is evolving. CoAd explores where AI and human expertise fit in.
HR Dive ·
Workforce
Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI’s workforce
After chatbot startup Character.AI filed for bankruptcy earlier this week, many of its employees will have the opportunity to take jobs at Disney. Character.AI’s former CEO Karandeep Anand recently became the entertainment giant’s first…
TechCrunch ·
Funding
Meta removes language that raised scraping and AI training concerns
A Meta spokesperson insisted that the updated terms did not reflect a change in the way Meta crawls the web.
TechCrunch ·
Workforce
Anthropic says its workforce has become less junior and is spending more time in meetings
The composition of Anthropic’s workforce and the type of work getting done have changed significantly in the past year.
TechCrunch ·
Workforce
Recruiters find people faster with AI — but confidence in candidates hasn’t followed
More than 2 in 3 recruiters told TestGorilla they spend an hour or more manually checking a candidate s credentials.
HR Dive ·
Workforce
AI is the root of recruiters’ biggest stressors, survey says
Current technology isn t keeping up with the needs of HR professionals, according to Employ.
HR Dive ·
Workforce
Anthropic is letting METR researchers look under the hood with employee-level access
METR will publish its own assessments of Anthropic’s risks, incidents, and practices, and the frontier AI model maker has given up the right to block them.
TechCrunch ·
Policy
Federal AI adoption metrics miss the human factor
An overhaul of federal employee surveys could lead to smarter decisions involving AI. The post Federal AI adoption metrics miss the human factor appeared first on FedScoop .
FedScoop ·
Workforce
CEOs want ‘enterprise CHROs’ who can talk strategy and skills, report finds
As AI transforms work, enterprise CHROs in high-performing companies are partnering with senior tech leaders, according to Heidrick Struggles.
HR Dive ·
Workforce
How To Build Your Team With Autonomous Humans, Not Just Autonomous Systems
As AI enables smaller, faster teams, companies should hire curious, adaptable people who challenge established practices and can be trusted to make independent decisions, according to guest author Eric Francia, who writes that giving…
Crunchbase News ·
Workforce
Robots can handle a third of physical jobs — but not yet cost-effectively, Anthropic says
About 300,000 jobs are exposed today; 2.8 million could be at risk in seven years, says an analysis by the AI company.
HR Dive ·
Workforce
Mailbag: How can HR keep track of employees’ credentials?
Artificial intelligence could have multiple potential applications in this space, according to HR industry veteran Josh Bersin.
HR Dive ·
Workforce
HR leaders may be able to use AI to improve employee wellness
Nearly half of workers have been reluctant to use artificial intelligence, but a study from Gartner found the technology may be useful in identifying burnout.
HR Dive ·
Policy
Dropping degree requirements from federal contracts opens the door to AI-enabled services
There could be unintended consequences in the bill requiring agencies to make skills-based assessments in federal contracting. The post Dropping degree requirements from federal contracts opens the door to AI-enabled services appeared…
FedScoop ·
Funding
38 Companies Join The Crunchbase Unicorn Board In Blockbuster September, Led By Semiconductor, Fintech And Space Tech Companies
Semiconductors, financial services and space technology led for new Unicorn Board counts with the remainder hailing from a broad swath of industries including biotech, AI infrastructure, AI training, security and frontier labs.
Crunchbase News ·
Workforce
Who Is Building the AI Foundation for K-12 Classrooms?
How Learning Commons’ new open platform could help edtech companies and schools implement technology.
EdSurge ·
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