🤖 OpenAI Gets Drafted

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1. 🤖 Why 90% of Workers Can’t Use AI Effectively

2. 💻 OpenAI Gets Drafted

3. 🤔 The Godfather of AI Says Your Job Might Be Toast

4. 🤯 Quick Takes

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This AI Research Report Breaks Down Why 90% of Workers Can’t Use AI Effectively

Only 10% of today’s workforce is proficient in AI. The rest? Overconfident, undertrained, and falling further behind.

In Section’s new AI Proficiency Report, data reveals what’s holding the other 90% back – and how the top 10% cracked the code.

OpenAI Gets Drafted

Turns out, ChatGPT’s next mission might involve more than marketing plans and meal prep. OpenAI just secured a $200 million contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to prototype frontier AI tools for everything from battlefield strategy to backend bureaucracy. This marks the launch of “OpenAI for Government,” a new arm focused on bringing custom models to national security efforts think smarter healthcare for service members and streamlined cyber defense ops. It’s OpenAI’s first official DoD deal, and a major step into the defense tech arena alongside players like Anduril and Palantir. As AI arms races heat up, OpenAI’s making it clear: they’re not just here to play they’re here to deploy.

Did you know?

AI once beat a U.S. Air Force pilot in a simulated dogfight: In a DARPA challenge, an AI system defeated an experienced fighter pilot 5-0 in aerial combat simulations raising serious questions about the future of autonomous defense systems.

The Godfather of AI Says Your Job Might Be Toast

Geoffrey Hinton, often dubbed the “Godfather of AI,” isn’t sugarcoating the future of work. In a recent podcast, the Nobel Prize–winning pioneer behind neural networks warned that white-collar jobs, especially “mundane intellectual labor” like paralegal work and call center roles are on the chopping block. Hinton predicts that tasks once handled by ten employees may soon be done by one person and their AI assistant. While some still argue AI will create new jobs, Hinton isn’t buying it. His advice? Learn a skill AI can’t do well like plumbing. With entry-level hiring already drying up across tech and finance, it seems the safest careers might just be the ones that get your hands dirty.

Quick Takes

• Taiwan Tightens the Chip Flow to China: Huawei and SMIC just hit a major roadblock as Taiwan placed them on a restricted export list, requiring government approval for any tech shipments. The move could delay China’s AI chip development by cutting off access to key construction materials and semiconductor equipment.

• Meta’s Scale AI Bet Rattles Rivals: Meta’s massive $14.3 billion investment in Scale AI is reportedly spooking some of the startup’s biggest customers, including Google and Microsoft, who are now exploring other vendors. Concerns over data privacy and competition are prompting generative AI companies to reconsider their partnerships even as Scale insists it will remain independent.

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