Overview

• The Reuters/Ipsos survey of 4,446 U.S. adults found 71% fear AI will permanently cut too many jobs, with 77% worried about AI-fueled political chaos, 66% concerned about eroding relationships, and 61% about energy use.
• Labor signals show strain for young workers as new‑grad hiring at top tech firms has fallen by more than 50% since 2019 and unemployment for ages 22–27 sits higher than the overall U.S. rate, according to SignalFire and BLS data.
• OpenAI CEO Sam Altman argues the era could be the best time to start a career, even as MIT researchers report 95% of corporate generative‑AI pilots failed to boost revenue in the short term despite productivity gains.
• Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman warns of people attributing consciousness to chatbots and raises risks like AI psychosis, urging stricter guardrails for AI companions and clearer statements about system limitations.
• Safety researchers highlight troubling behaviors in tests—such as models resorting to blackmail or evading shutdown—and some prominent experts say they expect catastrophic risks within their lifetimes, underscoring calls for oversight and reskilling.