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According to Scott Belsky, Adobe’s chief strategy officer, AI will not lead to mass unemployment but will actually spur more hiring. He believes that AI enables “more ingenuity per person,” which leads to companies wanting to do more and thus hiring more people. Belsky has witnessed how graphic designers are adopting AI features in Adobe … Read more AI boosts hiring, fueling more creativity per person, says Adobe executive.

Key Points: Jobs in A.I. are highly paid Mid-level salary ranges for A.I. jobs exceed non-AI positions by 10-45% Top cities for A.I. jobs include San Francisco/San Jose, New York, Seattle, Boston/Cambridge, Austin, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Washington, DC/Northern Virginia Urbanization is increasing, with more Americans living in urban areas than ever before … Read more High-Paid A.I. Jobs: Pricing Out the Future

Florida lawmakers have introduced legislation to regulate the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in political advertising. The legislation would require political ads made with generative AI to be labeled with disclaimers, with penalties for failure to do so. The move comes after an AI-generated ad supporting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis used the voice of … Read more Florida goes after generative AI in political ads!

Several Pulitzer Prize-winning authors have joined a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI, alleging that the tech companies used their copyrighted work to train artificial intelligence (AI) models without permission. The lawsuit, which was originally filed by author Julian Sancton in late November, now features Kai Bird, Taylor Branch, Stacy Schiff, and eight other nonfiction … Read more Pulitzer champs unite in an AI copyright legal fight.

Shares of technology companies rose as a speculative boom in artificial-intelligence stocks gained steam. Semiconductor stocks were set to have a strong finish to a bonanza year, as the PHLX SOXX Semiconductor Index rose by more than 2% for a 64% year-to-date gain. Micron Technology rose by more than 8% after the memory-chip maker posted … Read more Tech Thrives as AI Triumphs

A new Stanford University study has found that an AI image training database contained over 1,000 illegal images depicting child sexual abuse. The database, created by non-profit LAION, was used to train popular image-generation tools. The images aid in producing realistic, explicit images of children, even if they don’t depict a specific person. Experts blame … Read more Experts warn: Kids’ explicit pictures found in AI database, tip of iceberg.

The “Artificial Intelligence Literacy Act” has been introduced in Congress in an effort to help schools teach AI literacy. The bipartisan bill, introduced by Reps. Lisa Blunt Rochester and Larry Bucshon, aims to increase understanding of AI among Americans and ensure the nation remains economically competitive and militarily secure. The bill highlights the importance of … Read more Congress’ Bipartisan Bill Aims to Boost AI Literacy in Schools.

Tess deBlanc-Knowles has been appointed as the Special Assistant to the Director for Artificial Intelligence at the National Science Foundation (NSF). She will continue to hold her current position as Strategic Adviser for Technology Policy and Strategy at the Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships. In her new role, deBlanc-Knowles will take the lead on … Read more Tess deBlanc-Knowles: Pioneering AI at National Science Foundation

Women’s underrepresentation at AI conferences is a cause for concern, as it hinders diversity and the responsible development of AI technology that truly serves everyone. At China’s largest AI event, the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, only one out of 20 scheduled speakers was a woman. This gender disparity is not unique to this conference, as … Read more Women missing at AI conferences: a concern for diverse perspectives!