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What ClickUp’s mass layoff tells us about the future of work

What ClickUp’s mass layoff tells us about the future of work

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AI’s biggest champions have argued for some time that the technology will usher in an era of unprecedented productivity gains, richly rewarding workers who harness it while displacing those who don’t. Zeb Evans, CEO of the collaboration software startup ClickUp, claims that this shift is imminent. Last Thursday, Evans announced on X that the company, which was last valued in 2021 at $4 billion, had laid off 22% of its workforce yet characterized that reduction as not a cost-cutting measure, but rather a radical embrace of AI that will propel the company to the next level. “Most savings from this change will flow directly back into the people who stay. We’ll be introducing million-dollar salary bands. If you create outsized impact using AI, you’ll be paid outside of traditional bands,” Evans wrote. ClickUp recently introduced roughly 3,000 internal AI agents to handle a wide range of complex tasks on behalf of its employees, according to a Fortune article published several days ago. Instead of performing the work themselves, staff members are now expected to direct …

Raise standards for charity registration, NSS tells minister

Raise standards for charity registration, NSS tells minister

Published by Sam Flores

The National Secular Society has called on the charities minister to strengthen charity regulation in line with standards set for faith groups which get Government support for security. The Home Office has this month published a code of conduct for organisations participating in the protective security schemes for faith communities. Under the schemes, places of worship and faith community centres in England and Wales that are at risk of hate crime can apply for funded security measures, such as CCTV, alarms and secure doors. The new code of conduct includes expectations that recipients will not legitimise or endorse extremists, use hateful language, or use social media in a way that “could negatively reflect on their organisation or on the schemes”. It also includes a due diligence process to check applicants. In a letter to Stephane Peacock MP, the NSS urged the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to work with the Charity Commission to adopt a similar code of conduct and due diligence process for organisations applying for registered charitable status. It highlighted that …

Yes, We Built a Machine That Tells Teenagers to Kill Themselves… But It Might Also Help Them With Their Homework

Yes, We Built a Machine That Tells Teenagers to Kill Themselves… But It Might Also Help Them With Their Homework

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech An artist in London plastered fake OpenAI ads inside city subway cars calling attention to ChatGPT’s close ties to a series of youth suicides. The artist Darren Cullen, a Banksy-like figure who has conducted many similar “subvertising” campaigns before, posted photos of the faux advertisements on X-formerly-Twitter. The fake ads reflect OpenAI’s minimal black-and-white style, and are affixed with OpenAI’s logo next to text reading “ChatGPT.” “Yes, we built a machine that tells teenagers to kill themselves,” they read. “But — it might also help them with their homework.” “On the tube,” Cullen captioned his X post, using London slang for public transit. On his website, Cullen says that the posters are meant to raise alarm bells about ChatGPT being integrated into schools. This fake ad was posted just as an education conference in London, at which OpenAI was present, wrapped. We reached out to Cullen for comment, but haven’t heard back just yet. And while we can’t …

Zuckerberg Tells the Tattered Remainder of His Workers That He Won’t Conduct Another a Mass Firing for at Least Seven Months

Zuckerberg Tells the Tattered Remainder of His Workers That He Won’t Conduct Another a Mass Firing for at Least Seven Months

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech The tech giant Meta fired about 8,000 workers yesterday — about 10 percent of its staff — and reassigned 7,000 more to AI projects. The company’s remaining workers continue to have every click of their work lives monitored as the company pivots from expensive project to even-more-expensive project — but not to worry! According to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, there won’t be any more layoffs for at least seven more months. Meta first told employees that the massive workforce cuts were coming back in April, leaving staff in employment limbo until Wednesday. According to the New York Times, the layoffs were announced in a company memo, in which Zuckerberg declared that “AI is the most consequential technology of our lifetimes” and that the “companies that lead the way will define the next generation.” Per the NYT, Zuckerberg further noted in the memo that he doesn’t expect another large culling to take place this year. You know, the year that’s already close to …

The Simple 'Tug Test' That Tells You Whether Your Lawn Is Dying

The Simple 'Tug Test' That Tells You Whether Your Lawn Is Dying

Published by Sam Flores

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Don’t fight AI, HSBC CEO tells staff members as banks begin job cuts

Don’t fight AI, HSBC CEO tells staff members as banks begin job cuts

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LONDON: HSBC appealed to staff members not to fight AI on Wednesday (May 20), saying it would destroy jobs while creating new ones, as banking rival Standard Chartered sought to calm workers over comments that the technology would replace “lower-value human capital”. The predictions from two of the world’s biggest banks are the clearest sign yet about the upheaval from a technology that can consume and process vast swathes of data, completing tasks previously done by people. CEO Georges Elhedery urged HSBC staff members to make sure they were “not fighting us, not disenfranchised, not anxious, overwhelmed, and resisting the change”, pledging that AI could make them “more productive versions of themselves”. “We all know generative AI will destroy certain jobs and will create new jobs,” Elhedery said. Standard Chartered said on Tuesday it would eliminate almost 8,000 jobs as it replaced what its CEO called “lower-value human capital” with technology. Bill Winters said StanChart would cut 15 per cent of its corporate function roles by 2030, highlighting how staff members in so-called back office …

Jacky Cheung tells Stefanie Sun not to stop singing: ‘The music industry needs you’

Jacky Cheung tells Stefanie Sun not to stop singing: ‘The music industry needs you’

Published by Sam Flores

Recalling her early days in the city, Sun, 47, told fans she still remembers holding her first album launch and solo concert there in 2000 – in the rain. “Everyone stood there holding umbrellas, singing along with me. Those memories are still so vivid,” she said. “Now, 26 years later, we’re at the Taipei Dome – indoors, and don’t have to worry about the rain anymore. Thank you for still being here.” Like at her previous tour stops, Sun also received heartfelt voice messages from celebrity pals during the concert. One of the sweetest messages came from Heavenly King Jacky Cheung during the second show. In a pre-recorded message, he praised Sun for being truly one-of-a-kind and urged her not to stop singing. “In my eyes, Stefanie is a very unique person,” he said. “Even though she’s now married with children and has different responsibilities in life, I still hope she’ll continue to shine in every role she takes on.” He then added: “Don’t give up singing and performing. The music industry needs you. Keep …

New BBC director-general tells staff: Tough choices are unavoidable

New BBC director-general tells staff: Tough choices are unavoidable

Published by Sam Flores

The director-general added: “I’m also very aware how complicated, uncertain and fast-changing the world is, and I think when I look at the 100-year history of the BBC, how it serves its audiences, how it’s adapted at pace and has risen in times of crisis, I also believe that today the world needs the BBC more than ever, here in the UK and around the world, for today and for tomorrow.” Source link