Google commissioned a study on the impact of AI on jobs, concluding that 61% of jobs would be “radically transformed by [AI]”, as published in the Guardian.

How did the researchers get this answer? They asked an LLM!

Err??? 😂

“Methodology: (...) Used a Large Language Model to classify (...) the likelihood that AI would be able to reduce the time taken to do each [task] by at least 50%”

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jul/25/ai-could-enhance-almost-two-thirds-of-british-jobs-claims-google

https://googlesukimpact2023.publicfirst.co.uk/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMhgw5SW0h4

Johnson & Johnson are applying to renew their patent for TB drug bedaquiline, which will cause 6 million people to not have access to it, and therefore die, over the next 4 years. J&J are sacrificing these lives in order to maximise their profits.

Write to them here to demand they allow generic bedaquiline production: ourcredointegrityline@its.jnj.com

My email: https://paste.sr.ht/~vladh/b2a572c1867ef4530d80b52adc0c15d044ca4901

More info: https://www.msfaccess.org/msf-demands-jj-give-its-patent-monopoly-tb-drug-put-lives-over-profits

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I have greatly expanded my page about resources on the philosophy of work. I try to describe what is wrong with wage labour in my own view, then I provide a list of accessible books and essays on the topic along with explanations. I have also included deeper philosophical material for those who are extra keen. I think many people are aware that we have a problematic connection to work, so I hope you might find this useful in inspecting that connection more deeply. :)

https://vladh.net/wage-labour-resources