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https://www.wired.com/story/simular-ai-agent-multiple-models-personalities/ The official reason was “because of the different sorts of work you do”. Most thought it was really because the novelty had worn off and teams were not using their Agents as much as the company wanted. “The human resources are stubbornly flesh networking,” the Agent reported to the… Read the rest

https://www.adpulp.com/surprise-surprise-consumer-sentiment-is-in-the-dumpster/ It was not as though she spent a lot of time thinking about the Agent but she’d noticed something. It was there and did its jobs as well as recommending stuff she couldn’t afford. She had the kids to care for, the part-time job and 101 other things to… Read the rest

https://www.thedrum.com/opinion/2025/04/09/brands-keep-talking-about-culture-are-they-actually-it It’s an investment. We pride ourselves on being “embedded in culture”, our clients stick with us because we don’t just know culture, we are a part of it. Whether it’s gaming culture, fashion, music, food, politics or the latest short-lived trends, we’re there. That’s the thing. We don’t sit… Read the rest

https://www.geekwire.com/2025/amazon-enters-real-time-ai-voice-race-with-nova-sonic-a-unified-voice-model-that-senses-emotion/ The neighbours must have thought they were a very volatile couple. A series of raised voices and dramatic arguments, sullen silences. What was strange was it seemed to happen at the same time each day. When you saw them outside the house they seemed perfectly happy, loving, laughing. It… Read the rest

https://www.ft.com/content/abee0887-f723-464e-9cd8-c429b171abc8 He wasn’t a bad person. He was sure of it. He wasn’t a bad manager, the data showed that. He was hitting his targets. He wasn’t a luddite either. He had his Agent. I’m private he thought of it as a glorified PA but he used it. And there… Read the rest

https://gizmodo.com/ceo-faces-fraud-charge-after-ai-shopping-app-allegedly-found-using-humans-2000588302 He had a screen in his office with just one figure. It would ttick upwards appeared immediately but there was a delay if the share price fell… just long enough for the systems to kick in. This was primarily for him but the officers were designed so visitors saw… Read the rest

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/hands-on-handwriting-recognition-app-brings-sticky-notes-into-the-21st-century/ They value me as a member of the household. I have the data to show it. They know I work hard for the family: organising things, helping the children with their homework, security, optimising the heating and of course shopping. They don’t have to worry. I know what they… Read the rest

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/trump-administrations-attack-on-university-research-accelerates/ The university was scared, he knew that. It was dependent on those students and the governments that lent them the money to pay the fees. And that government was clear about its criteria: where it would “invest” and where it would not, which invitations it would “work with” and… Read the rest

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/08/a-nonprofit-is-using-ai-agents-to-raise-money-for-charity/ She was never able to just walk past let alone launch an expletive tirade against them. She was too polite, maybe too British. She couldn’t do it when the Chuggers were cheerful students, she couldn’t do it now. She used to smile back and point at her device, mouthing… Read the rest

https://www.theverge.com/news/644943/shopify-ceo-memo-ai-hires-job She’d got through to the last four. She’d got through a series of interviews with different Agents. She felt good. Confident. Her preparation had been right. She’d have bought her trainer a drink if it drank. The trials runs, the pep talks had all worked. Now it was the… Read the rest