AI Fears Leap From Silicon Valley Into Mainstream America
Good morning. After we broke the news this week about an Anthropic researcher’s dire AI warning, it struck a nerve. Across the country, the threat rippled from group chats and social gatherings to the corridors of power. Our reporters trace how those fears suddenly broke into the mainstream, while columnist Ben Cohen looks at one area where AI’s potential is becoming clear—its rapidly accelerating progress in math, where systems are doing things experts believed they wouldn’t be able to do anytime soon.
But all that AI doomsday talk can make it hard to stay motivated for the daily grind. So we put together the ultimate guide to succeeding in today’s workplace. We asked experts for advice on everything from getting a raise and dealing with an overwhelmed manager to making work dinners more palatable and staying superior to AI.
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