Companies rushed in on AI. Now some are pulling back

Rapid AI adoption left workers cleaning up a flood of errors and low-quality work

Seattle Times Journalists Picket Newsroom Over Low Pay and Threats of Being Replaced by AI

Dozens of unionized Seattle Times workers picketed near the newsroom on Denny Way yesterday after they say the newspaper’s owners refused to satisfactorily raise wages or agree not to replace workers with AI during contract negotiations. The picket is the Seattle Times’ first big labor action in decades, and a sign that disagreements between those […]

翻訳業が苦境、利益は3年で7割減　～ AIと競合で破産したケースも ～ | TSRデータインサイト | 東京商工リサーチ

AIが翻訳業界にドラスティックな変化を迫っている。日進月歩で精度が向上するなか、言語間の壁が低くなっている。この余波が翻訳業界に広がり、業績は3期連続で減収減益に追い込まれた。

The Rise of Industrial AI in America: Microfoundations of the Productivity J-curve(s)

Early AI adoption in U.S. manufacturing produced a J-curve pattern of short term productivity loss followed by medium term growth – though quite unevenly.

The ‘productivity paradox’ of AI adoption in manufacturing firms | MIT Sloan

Companies that adopt industrial artificial intelligence see productivity losses before longer-term gains, according to new research.

Human + AI in Accounting: Early Evidence from the Field

This paper provides early evidence on the integration and impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in accounting at both the accountant and task levels. Using a multi-method approach, we first identify the heterogeneous adoption patterns, perceived benefits, and concerns through survey data from 277 accountants, which we formalize into testable predictions. Leveraging field data from a technology firm providing AI-based accounting software to 79 small- and medium-sized enterprises, we analyze hundreds of thousands of transaction-level records. We document significant productivity gains among adopters, including an 18% increase in weekly client support per standard deviation of AI use, with estimates reaching 59% when comparing the highest to lowest usage levels. We also find a reallocation of approximately 9% of accountant time from routine data entry toward high-value tasks. AI use corresponds to improved financial reporting quality, evidenced by a 12% increase in ledger granularity and a 7.5-day reduction in monthly close time. Experienced accountants selectively intervene when AI confidence scores are low, suggesting complementarity between expertise and AI. A framed field experiment shows that accountants sometimes over-rely on inaccurate AI-suggested classifications, illustrating risks of AI use. Overall, our findings highlight AI’s role in potentially augmenting, rather than replacing, professional accounting expertise.

How generative AI can make accountants more productive | MIT Sloan

A new study finds that working with artificial intelligence boosted efficiency and reporting quality. But human expertise still matters.

AI boosts worker productivity — but does that translate to final outputs? | MIT Sloan

A new study found that developers using AI tools can write much more code than those working without AI, but they don’t release as much new software.

九州国立博物館、特別展ポスターに生成AI使用　当初「使用していない」と説明

九州国立博物館は特別展「卑弥呼の鏡」のポスターとチラシのイラスト制作において、一部に生成AIを使用していることが分かったと報告した。当初、外部からの問い合わせに対して「使用していない」と回答していた。

Paul Schrader Says He Turned To AI Because “No Black Actors Wanted To Play In A Movie Where There Are No Good Black People”

Paul Schrader explains why he turned to AI actors for ‘Three Guns At Dawn’ after Black actors rejected the original roles.

The LLM post - Bailey's Retrospective

Personal thoughts when the job changes

California AI-Unemployment Tracker (CAIT) - California Policy Lab

Tracking AI-Related Job Loss Using Unemployment Insurance Claims Data in California The California Employment Development Department partnered with the nonpartisan California Policy Lab at the University of California to conduct research to measure AI-related job loss trends in California, using Unemployment Insurance claims data, combined with AI exposure measures. The California Policy Lab developed the

AIの広がりも影響、「デザイン業」倒産が14年ぶり高水準　～ 2026年上半期は40件に急増 ～ | TSRデータインサイト | 東京商工リサーチ

グラフィックデザインやインテリアデザインなど「デザイン業」の倒産（負債1千万円以上）が、急増している。 2026年上半期（1-6月）の「デザイン業」の倒産は40件（前年同期比166.6％増）で、2012年同期の45件以来、14年ぶりに40件を超えた。

Could A.I. Do Your Job? We Put Agents to the Test.

In our experiment, we deployed A.I. “agents” to act as office workers, and found that they were capable of performing some of the tasks we assigned, but not all of them.

Ford hired AI and sacked humans. It backfired badly

‘We didn’t pay as much attention as we should have to the experience of our most knowledgeable engineers,’ says automaker

Mathematicians warn of AI threats to profession as industry encroaches

International Mathematical Union endorses warning about tech industry influence.

Generative AI is eating culture. See how close it’s getting to disrupting dance – The Markup

Dancers say their craft can’t be duplicated by AI. Our tests show they’re right — for now.

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朝日新聞社長「AI全振り」宣言　スーパー記者構想の狙いは

「レガシーメディア」は人工知能（AI）といかに向き合うべきか。朝日新聞社の角田克社長兼最高経営責任者（CEO）はAIを報道現場に積極的に取り入れて、コンテンツの質と量を高める戦略を描く。「AI全振り」宣言の真意と新聞社の未来像を聞いた。――朝日新聞のデジタル版読者数は2025年9月末時点で約30万人です。紙の部数減を補えていません。自社のデジタル戦略をどう評価しますか。「一般ニュースを報じるメ