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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Julian Richardson, a 42-year-old flight attendant based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It’s been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… I was a Spirit flight attendant for nearly eight years. It was my first and only job as a flight…
College students are walking off the graduation stage into a murky job market, where economic uncertainty and AI-driven changes have put some entry-level roles at risk. Loading audio narration… Their tech savviness could be an asset, though.”What this new graduate brings is a digitally native way to do problem-solving that…
As I get older, I’m surprised by how viscerally I react to my own reflection. My face distracts me on Zoom calls. I angle the camera just so to sharpen my jawline and soften the “marionette” effect. I understand that aging is not a personal failing, and yet, a familiar…
Jennifer O’Brien has more than a decade of marketing experience but said she still finds value in tapping AI when promoting her fine jewelry company. Loading audio narration… “As a solo entrepreneur, I do not have time to wear so many different hats. AI has helped me replicate the work…
This interview is based on a conversation with Glen Wagner, 68, a retired pastor from Chicago. who now runs an executive coaching firm. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… When I was about 7 years old, I tried out for a kids’ football team, and…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with William Harper, 18, a high school student living in Dubai. It’s been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… My dad was blowing out the candles on his birthday cake when streaks of light lit up the sky above us.We…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lee Tze Gwen, a 32-year-old animator and artist from Singapore. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… I’ve been drawing since I was 10. It’s always been a hobby for me, but I found my true calling…
A Google DeepMind employee said that he was “incredibly ashamed” to be a researcher at the company after it signed a deal with the Pentagon for classified operations. Loading audio narration… “I’m speechless at Google signing a deal to use our AI models for classified tasks. Frankly, it is shameful,”…
Around 600 Google employees sent a letter to CEO Sundar Pichai on Monday, urging him not to let the company’s AI technology be used by the US military for classified operations. Loading audio narration… The letter, signed by employees in Google’s DeepMind and Cloud divisions, cited a recent Information report that Google…
For years, Kristy Shen and her husband, Bryce Leung, chased the dream of homeownership. Loading audio narration… “We were desperately trying to buy a house,” Shen told Business Insider.Having grown up in poverty in China, she was initially more comfortable putting money into a home than into the stock market.”My…
