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These are the jobs that are most likely to be automated by AI

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-12-15 18:22:00

Through the looking glass: Artificial intelligence tools are seeping into daily work, but some jobs are feeling the impact far more than others. A Microsoft study analyzing hundreds of thousands of anonymized Bing Copilot conversations offers a clearer, more grounded view of where AI is already reshaping tasks – and where its influence stops short. The study stands out for its approach. Instead of speculating about AI's future impact, it examined actual recorded interactions between everyday us

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RIP: Google finally sets a timeline for burying Reminders

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-31 04:19:40

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google recently confirmed the timeline for the complete transition from Reminders in Calendar to Tasks. Soon, the reminders you create in Google Keep will be saved directly to Tasks. With Google Keep being the final service using Reminders, the latter will likely be deprecated after the transition is complete. Google has a longstanding tradition of dispensing different apps with duplicate functionality and then killing the more prized variations. That app

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Anthropic researchers discover the weird AI problem: Why thinking longer makes models dumber

venturebeat.com Michael Nuñez 2025-12-31 23:27:31

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Artificial intelligence models that spend more time “thinking” through problems don’t always perform better — and in some cases, they get significantly worse, according to new research from Anthropic that challenges a core assumption driving the AI industry’s latest scaling efforts. The study, led by Anthropic AI safety fellow Aryo Pradipt

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LSM-2: Learning from incomplete wearable sensor data

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-01 00:27:44

Training and evaluation We leverage a dataset with 40 million hours of wearable data sampled from over 60,000 participants during the period from March to May 2024. The dataset was thoroughly anonymized or de-identified to ensure that participant information was removed and privacy was maintained. Subjects wore a variety of Fitbit and Google Pixel smartwatches and trackers and consented for their data to be used for research and development of new health and wellness products and services. The

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Dia launches a skill gallery, Perplexity to add tasks to Comet

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2026-01-05 14:24:44

AI-powered browsers are nowhere near the easy future they promise, when they would be able to do complex multi-step tasks for you. However, the makers of these browsers are trying to make users’ lives easier by adding a way to easily repeat some prompts for the tasks they frequently perform. The Browser Company’s new Dia browser already has a skills feature, which lets users ask the browser to execute a command or create a code snippet based on a prompt. For instance, you could ask the browser

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ChatGPT’s new AI agent can browse the web and create PowerPoint slideshows

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-09 09:41:52

On Thursday, OpenAI launched ChatGPT Agent, a new feature that lets the company's AI assistant complete multi-step tasks by controlling its own web browser. The update merges capabilities from OpenAI's earlier Operator tool and the Deep Research feature, allowing ChatGPT to navigate websites, run code, and create documents while users maintain control over the process. The feature marks OpenAI's latest entry into what the tech industry calls "agentic AI"—systems that can take autonomous multi-s

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Study finds AI tools made open source software developers 19 percent slower

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-17 18:02:41

When it comes to concrete use cases for large language models, AI companies love to point out the ways coders and software developers can use these models to increase their productivity and overall efficiency in creating computer code. However, a new randomized controlled trial has found that experienced open source coders became less efficient at coding-related tasks when they used current AI tools. For their study, researchers at METR (Model Evaluation and Threat Research) recruited 16 softwa

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Kiro: A new agentic IDE

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-17 23:24:40

I’m sure you’ve been there: prompt, prompt, prompt, and you have a working application. It’s fun and feels like magic. But getting it to production requires more. What assumptions did the model make when building it? You guided the agent throughout, but those decisions aren’t documented. Requirements are fuzzy and you can’t tell if the application meets them. You can’t quickly understand how the system is designed and how that design will affect your environment and performance. Sometimes it’s b

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AWS launches Kiro, its Cursor clone

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-18 17:24:40

I’m sure you’ve been there: prompt, prompt, prompt, and you have a working application. It’s fun and feels like magic. But getting it to production requires more. What assumptions did the model make when building it? You guided the agent throughout, but those decisions aren’t documented. Requirements are fuzzy and you can’t tell if the application meets them. You can’t quickly understand how the system is designed and how that design will affect your environment and performance. Sometimes it’s b

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AI coding tools can reduce productivity

news.ycombinator.com Steve Newman 2026-01-22 03:38:11

The buzz about AI coding tools is unrelenting. To listen to the reports, startups are launching with tiny engineering teams, non-programmers are “vibe-coding” entire apps, and the job market for entry-level programmers is crashing. But according to a METR experiment conducted in the spring of 2025, there’s at least one cohort that AI tools still aren’t serving. METR performed a rigorous study (blog post, full paper) to measure the productivity gain provided by AI tools for experienced developer

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Not So Fast: AI Coding Tools Can Reduce Productivity

news.ycombinator.com Steve Newman 2026-01-22 09:38:11

The buzz about AI coding tools is unrelenting. To listen to the reports, startups are launching with tiny engineering teams, non-programmers are “vibe-coding” entire apps, and the job market for entry-level programmers is crashing. But according to a METR experiment conducted in the spring of 2025, there’s at least one cohort that AI tools still aren’t serving. METR performed a rigorous study (blog post, full paper) to measure the productivity gain provided by AI tools for experienced developer

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Measuring the impact of AI on experienced open-source developer productivity

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-22 18:29:18

We conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to understand how early-2025 AI tools affect the productivity of experienced open-source developers working on their own repositories. Surprisingly, we find that when developers use AI tools, they take 19% longer than without—AI makes them slower. We view this result as a snapshot of early-2025 AI capabilities in one relevant setting; as these systems continue to rapidly evolve, we plan on continuing to use this methodology to help estimate AI accel

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Measuring the Impact of AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-23 18:29:18

We conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to understand how early-2025 AI tools affect the productivity of experienced open-source developers working on their own repositories. Surprisingly, we find that when developers use AI tools, they take 19% longer than without—AI makes them slower. We view this result as a snapshot of early-2025 AI capabilities in one relevant setting; as these systems continue to rapidly evolve, we plan on continuing to use this methodology to help estimate AI accel

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I gave Google Tasks another shot — and remembered why I left

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-30 15:00:23

Andy Walker / Android Authority I’m not a calendar person. My day sliced into blue and yellow chunks down to the last minute — even telling me when to eat or take a break — isn’t the kind of rigidity I can live with. That’s far too structured for me. I instead swear by a hotchpotch system of Post-it notes, the good-old paper and pen, and most importantly, my task managing app — TickTick. TickTick is where all my personal and work tasks live, giving me a clear view of what needs to be done, whe

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feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-01-29 06:00:30

Ione Wells explores the search for Chile's stolen children, decades after they were taken during the country's military dictatorship, and asks if tech can help families find answers. More

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How a big shift in training LLMs led to a capability explosion

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-02 10:00:17

In April 2023, a few weeks after the launch of GPT-4, the Internet went wild for two new software projects with the audacious names BabyAGI and AutoGPT. “Over the past week, developers around the world have begun building ‘autonomous agents’ that work with large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI’s GPT-4 to solve complex problems,” Mark Sullivan wrote for Fast Company. “Autonomous agents can already perform tasks as varied as conducting web research, writing code, and creating to-do lists.”

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Best iPad apps to boost productivity and make your life easier

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2026-02-11 18:18:08

Apple’s iPads come with built-in productivity tools like Notes, Calendar, and Reminders, but if you’d like to explore new ways to maximize productivity and organize your life, there are many apps out there to help you. Although the iPad started off as a device that could be used to stream content or browse the web on the go, Apple has essentially turned its iPads into computers that can handle a variety of different tasks for personal, work, and school use. As a result, there are numerous apps

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The AI Backlash Keeps Growing Stronger

wired.com Reece Rogers 2026-02-15 02:30:00

Before Duolingo wiped its videos from TikTok and Instagram in mid-May, social media engagement was one of the language-learning app’s most recognizable qualities. Its green owl mascot had gone viral multiple times and was well known to younger users—a success story other marketers envied. But, when news got out that Duolingo was making the switch to become an “AI-first” company, planning to replace contractors who work on tasks generative AI could automate, public perception of the brand soured

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A Wild New Take on ‘Phantom of the Opera’ Is Coming, and No One Has Any Idea What It Is

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2026-02-18 14:30:56

For the past few months, Phans (The Phantom of the Opera fans) have been following mysterious messages and clue drops around New York City for something called Masquerade. Talk online abounded about the roses left in Times Square or the red envelope letters signed by “the Opera Ghost” for the faithful, as a viral campaign teased that something was coming in the realm of immersive theater. As a big Phan and immersive theater nerd, I’ve waited from the far wings on the West Coast with major FOMO f

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AI agents win over professionals - but only to do their grunt work, Stanford study finds

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2026-03-02 14:21:21

Getty Images/Jonathan Kitchen AI agents are one of the buzziest trends in Silicon Valley, with tech companies promising big productivity gains for businesses. But do individual workers actually want to use them? A new study from Stanford University shows the answer may be yes -- as long as they automate mundane tasks and don't encroach too far on human agency. Also: Don't be fooled into thinking AI is coming for your job - here's the truth Titled "Future of Work with AI Agents," the study se

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A receipt printer cured my procrastination [ADHD]

news.ycombinator.com Laurie Hérault 2026-03-18 09:41:04

Why can I focus for hours on a game but procrastinate when writing an email? For over 20 years, I've tried everything to boost my productivity. I've read dozens of books and tested many methods. Nothing made a real difference. But I finally found a solution by understanding what makes video games addictive. And a thermal receipt printer will become the best investment of my life. My fight against procrastination I started my business when I was 21 (I'm now 39). I built custom apps and did cons

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Microsoft's Magma AI Can Manipulate and Control Robots

cnet.com Samantha Kelly 2025-11-11 16:12:00

Microsoft just introduced Magma, a new artificial intelligence model designed to help robots see, understand and act more intelligently. Unlike traditional AI models, Magma processes different types of data all at once -- an effort Microsoft is calling a big leap toward "agentic AI," or systems that can plan and execute tasks on a user's behalf. The model, which uses a combination of vision and language processing, is trained on videos, images, robotics data and interface interactions so as to

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Latest Tech News

These are the jobs that are most likely to be automated by AI

RIP: Google finally sets a timeline for burying Reminders

Anthropic researchers discover the weird AI problem: Why thinking longer makes models dumber

LSM-2: Learning from incomplete wearable sensor data

Dia launches a skill gallery, Perplexity to add tasks to Comet

ChatGPT’s new AI agent can browse the web and create PowerPoint slideshows

Study finds AI tools made open source software developers 19 percent slower

Kiro: A new agentic IDE

AWS launches Kiro, its Cursor clone

AI coding tools can reduce productivity

Not So Fast: AI Coding Tools Can Reduce Productivity

Measuring the impact of AI on experienced open-source developer productivity

Measuring the Impact of AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity

I gave Google Tasks another shot — and remembered why I left

Tech Now

How a big shift in training LLMs led to a capability explosion

Best iPad apps to boost productivity and make your life easier

The AI Backlash Keeps Growing Stronger

A Wild New Take on ‘Phantom of the Opera’ Is Coming, and No One Has Any Idea What It Is

AI agents win over professionals - but only to do their grunt work, Stanford study finds

A receipt printer cured my procrastination [ADHD]

Microsoft's Magma AI Can Manipulate and Control Robots

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