Is artificial intelligence coming for your job? Nearly a third of Americans think it is. Seven in ten reckon AI will make it harder for people to find work. Labour-market data show no sign yet of an
AI jobs apocalypse.
But governments should prepare for one.
Oil markets, meanwhile, have been surprisingly calm. Prices are far higher than before the Iran war, but well below recent peaks—or where they stood after Russia invaded Ukraine. Don’t be reassured. A full-blown disaster could be
just weeks away.
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What to watch this week. Our list features sweet animals and amusing dialogue, stand-up comedy and superb soundtracks. There are gastronomic delights and also bodily ones: some characters break bread, others nearly break their beds.
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The war between businesses and hackers enters a perilous new phase. In recent weeks Anthropic and OpenAI have unveiled tech so capable of penetrating weak spots in cyber-defences that the AI labs have released them only to trusted firms. But that is no guarantee of safety.
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Mexico’s daft plan to cut the school year for the World Cup. The tournament hasn’t even started yet, but it has already spawned its first political row in Mexico, ending with an own goal for the education ministry.
