#ai-impact

#ai-impact

A new feature is being tested by X, aiming to help users find posts that are generally liked within the community, indicating a focus on user engagement.

When we use AI systems to do work for us, the abstraction of planning, individual execution of steps, and adaptive behavior to overcome problems gets abstracted away from us.

The film Searching illustrates the concept of Tools for Thought through a father's use of an Excel spreadsheet to organize his investigation into his missing daughter's case.

He is the kind of design leader who doesn't just do design, but he lives it. Ideas poured out of him that were wild, unpredictable, and brilliantly creative.

Alphabet reported a 14% revenue growth year-on-year in Q2 2025, reaching $96.4 billion. Operating income increased by 14% to $31.27 billion, and net income rose by 19% to $28.19 billion. The company will increase capital expenditures to approximately $85 billion in 2025, demonstrating strong confidence in future investments and growth.

A Pew Research Center report published this spring analyzed data from 900 U.S. adults who agreed to share their online browsing activity. About six-in-ten respondents (58%) conducted at least one Google search in March 2025 that produced an AI-generated summary. Additional analysis found that Google users were less likely to click on result links when visiting search pages with an AI summary compared with those without one. For searches that resulted in an AI-generated summary, users very rarely clicked on the sources cited.

Today's billionaire tech CEOs appear to possess an unrestrained drive to shape the world through technology. But the problems they choose to solve-and how they solve them-are shaped by their experiences, philosophies, and world view.

The evolution of human communication has been about removing whatever bottleneck is in this value chain. Before humans could write, information could only be conveyed orally; that meant that the creation, vocalization, delivery, and consumption of an idea were all one-and-the-same.

Brain rot, now defined as a perceived loss of intelligence due to overconsumption of unchallenging content, lacks scientific evidence of cognitive harm.

We don't monitor keystrokes. We don't care if someone is building a pitch deck in a café in London or reviewing press targets from their lake house in Wisconsin.

The general trend so far in 2025 has been way more AI slop than ever before (about 20 percent of all submissions) as we have averaged about two security report submissions per week.

The problem here isn't just that an AI might 'break' and go rogue; the danger of an AI taking matters into its own hands can arise even when the model is working as intended on a technical level.

"Workers are feeling disempowered. They're looking for these social cues and overinterpreting social cues because of that insecurity."

In a rapidly evolving business landscape, change is a constant, necessitating a transition towards change readiness instead of traditional change management. This entails fostering a culture that prioritizes flexibility and adaptability among employees.

If you like to write a lot, can you use that to be a better IT professional? Can you use those skills to build better sales pitches?

Marchese highlighted the changing landscape of retail media due to AI assistants like ChatGPT: "That doesn't exist in a world where I just ask ChatGPT, 'What are the best batteries to get? Okay, buy me those batteries.'"

Marketers are recognizing the immediate impact of AI on their search strategies and taking steps to adapt before it fundamentally changes customer engagement.

Barclays equity analysts downgraded Interpublic Group, Omnicom Group, and WPP due to current low growth and challenges in adapting to AI technologies.

The way AI affects publishers is that when you search any term - from 'cancer' to 'Kim Kardashian' - AI presents you with their own answer drawn from websites but lacking links.

The release of Jurassic Park 32 years ago marked a moment in cinematic history with groundbreaking CGI; however, it led to a reliance on formulaic storytelling.

Since May 2024, the percentage of news searches leading to no click-throughs has risen from 56% to almost 69% as of May 2025.

When publishers choose to use Offerwall, they can offer audiences a number of ways to access content.

This significant shift towards freelancers is driven by a strong demand for flexibility, as businesses face hiring challenges and high salary expectations, making the flexible workforce a critical asset.

IMEO offers something rare: honest, first-hand product reviews from real experts. Founded by veteran journalists, it emerged after Google updates pushed credible content out of sight.

The surge of bot traffic to media sites indicates significant shifts in how digital content is accessed, challenging traditional revenue models for publishers.

Cloud repatriation and digital sovereignty are becoming central issues for organizations, as data control and geopolitical factors increasingly influence tech partnerships and service adoption.

Those using AI weren't just mentally idle - they were neurologically disengaged.