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This week’s 5 top stories you can't miss:

1️⃣ Anthropic CEO: AI threatens job extinction

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei just warned lawmakers and the public that AI could eliminate 50% of entry-level white-collar positions in the next five years and drive unemployment as high as 20%.

The details:

• Amodei predicts AI will write 90% of software code within 6 months and virtually all code within a year, completely reshaping tech employment.

• He also believes the impact extends to finance, law, consulting, and other white-collar jobs, with entry-level positions most vulnerable to automation.

• Amodei urged lawmakers and AI companies to take action, saying most workers are “unaware that this is about to happen” and “just don’t believe it”.

• The CEO provided several ideas for addressing the issue, including better AI skilling and support, and policy solutions like a “token tax” on AI companies.

My take:

We all likely have friends or family who are completely unaware of the drastic changes underway — and many will choose to ignore Amodei’s warnings. While AI can bring massive changes for good, it will also come with what’s likely to be the swiftest transformation of the economy and society in history.

2️⃣ Study: AI learns reasoning through self-confidence

Researchers from UC Berkeley and Yale introduced INTUITOR, an AI training method that enables language models to improve their reasoning using internal confidence signals — eliminating the need for correct answers or external feedback.

The details:

• INTUITOR measures how confident an AI feels about each word it generates, using this "gut feeling" as a guide for learning.

• Instead of needing correct answers to learn (like traditional AI training), the system rewards the AI when it produces responses it feels confident about.

• When tested on math problems, the method performed just as well as conventional training, but showed even better results on programming tasks.

• The AIs also began showing human-like reasoning behaviors — breaking down complex problems, planning, and explaining their thinking step-by-step.

My take:

Just as intuition and confidence play a large role in human learning, this study shows AI is succeeding within the same system. This self-directed approach could be especially valuable for tasks where there's no clear "right answer" or where human expertise is limited, allowing AI to venture into unexplored knowledge areas.

3️⃣ UAE is making ChatGPT Plus free for citizens

The United Arab Emirates is acquiring ChatGPT Plus ($20) subscriptions for its entire population, becoming the first nation to offer the premium AI service to all citizens at no extra cost.

The details:

• Stemming from a partnership between the UAE and OpenAI, the free access is aimed at bringing locals in the UAE closer to frontier AI technology.

• Currently, the ChatGPT Plus subscription costs $20 a month, which can be a barrier to entry for the premium plan.

• While OpenAI and other AI majors, including Anthropic, have led efforts to democratize AI access in education, nothing has matched this scale.

• The other component of the UAE-OpenAI partnership is Stargate UAE, a 1GW Abu Dhabi data center, slated to go live in 2026 with an initial 200MW capacity.

My take:

By providing universal ChatGPT Plus access, the UAE is positioning itself as a first mover in public AI access and ensuring its citizens become AI-literate in an increasingly AI-driven world. The initiative could likely prompt other nations to explore similar partnerships with AI providers to keep their populations competitive.

4️⃣ Ex-Meta Head: Training consent could devastate AI

As artists continue to challenge the use of copyrighted work to train AI, former Meta executive Nick Clegg claimed that requiring companies to obtain permission before training could severely damage the AI industry.

The details:

• Speaking at an event promoting his book, Clegg said it is “implausible” to go around preemptively seeking everyone’s permission before training AI.

• He said these systems train on vast amounts of data, which means seeking consent would “collide with the physics of the technology itself.”

• Clegg noted that even if companies manage to seek consent in the UK, but others do not follow, it would “basically kill” the country's AI industry.

• To ensure the “natural justice,” he suggested that the ideal way is to give artists an option to opt out of having their work used for training.

My take:

The tension between innovation and IP holders is only intensifying, and Clegg just said the quiet part out loud. While an opt-out system might provide temporary relief, it doesn't address the fundamental conflict between artists seeking fair compensation and AI companies' massive data requirements.

5️⃣ UBS deploys AI avatars for communications

UBS, one of Switzerland’s largest banks, is reportedly using AI avatars of its analysts to streamline research communications with clients, a move aimed at saving time and engaging customers through their preferred channel.

The details:

• Launched in January as an opt-in program, the initiative has produced AI avatars for over 36 of UBS's 700+ analysts across the firm.

• The avatars, developed using Synthesia’s models in a studio, are reused in videos that present research content to clients in a more engaging format.

• Each video replicates the analyst’s voice and likeness, while the underlying content changes with research, converted into a script using OpenAI’s models.

• The rollout has been gradual due to accent and language challenges, but UBS plans to scale it globally, hoping to produce 5K labeled AI videos annually.

My take:

While polarizing, UBS's adoption of AI avatars is particularly valuable in multilingual markets like Switzerland where content typically requires creation in four languages and avatars provide instant translation. However, blurry lines of synthetic and real content is only increasing the risk of misleading financial information online.

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