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Canaries in the Coal Mine? Six Facts about the Recent Employment Effects of Artificial Intelligence
Canaries in the Coal Mine? Six Facts about the Recent Employment Effects of Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT Nerd summary outline excerpts: The rookies are getting squeezed first. AI’s wings may be clipped for the inexperienced. AI’s impact isn’t quietly nibbling salaries—it’s knocking roles off the board entirely. When AI replaces rather than complements work, that's when the shockwaves are felt strongest. This isn’t a fluke in Silicon Valley or Zoom land—it’s a broader shift. (On the bright side, spotting the problem set allows the expert to solve it on the board: "And then a miracle occurs." Of course, the canary would be entry level in this one so, if that isn't chirping, it may have gone multimodal. See The Emotion Machine. But, just as the generative AI pioneers are trying economies that are off the screen, sort of crypto-codex, the next wave could be doing something like that on the ground in their regions. Not a disaster, but a sign of things to come, post-Capitalism. It's all been approved. Molon labe.)

#Labor#Report#Paper#PDF#Economics
·digitaleconomy.stanford.edu·
Canaries in the Coal Mine? Six Facts about the Recent Employment Effects of Artificial Intelligence
The Prompt Report
The Prompt Report
(In a recent video, they highlighted techniques: few-shot prompting, decomposition, self-criticism, providing context, and ensemble prompts or models. Still vulnerable to prompt injection or misalignment. Fine-tuning can be safer for specific narrow tasks. Agentic capabilities are a new area.)
#Prompt Engineering#Report#Paper#PDF
·sanderschulhoff.com·
The Prompt Report
AI & Customer Sentiment Survey Report
AI & Customer Sentiment Survey Report

Perplexity Summary given link to PDF: Here's a summary of the findings from the Conversica "2025 AI & Customer Experience Report":

Overall Focus: The report explores how conversational AI impacts customer behavior, satisfaction, and trust, aiming to guide companies in integrating AI into their marketing and sales processes. The research is based on a survey of 508 consumers and business buyers, 13 in-depth interviews, and a 12-person focus group.

Key Findings:

  • Helpfulness:
    • A majority (56.7%) of buyers find AI helpful.
    • 67.7% believe AI accurately understands their needs at least half the time.
    • Business buyers perceive AI as more helpful than non-business buyers.
    • Convenience and speed are top reasons for interacting with AI.
    • Accuracy is crucial; frustration arises when AI provides incorrect answers.
    • When AI can't handle complex issues, users want to connect with a human.
  • Timing and Topics:
    • Customers prefer AI early in the purchasing process (exploration phase), valuing its 24/7 availability and low-pressure support.
    • AI is favored by 21% more respondents than humans during the exploration phase.
    • However, human representatives are still preferred for complex issues.
    • AI's always-on availability is a significant advantage.
    • Business buyers are most comfortable using AI for software purchases.
    • Companies should balance AI and human interaction.
  • Trust:
    • Security risks (40%) and fear of inaccuracy (41%) are major deterrents to AI interaction.
    • Users are hesitant to share sensitive data due to uncertainty about data usage.
    • Distrust grows when AI struggles with complex issues.
    • Transparency about interacting with AI (vs. a human) is important for building trust.
  • Openness to AI in the Sales Process:
    • Both B2B and B2C buyers increasingly prefer AI agents over humans in the early stages.
    • Human involvement remains essential in the final "ready to buy" stage.
    • Business buyers consistently prefer AI throughout the sales funnel more than non-business buyers. B2C buyers favor AI at a 3:1 ratio in the initial "exploration" phase.

Methodology: The study used a mixed-method approach, including surveys, in-depth interviews, and focus groups. Participants in the interviews and focus groups were college students in Provo, Utah. Survey respondents were US consumers aged 18 and over.

#Marketing#Conversational AI#Report#PDF
·conversica.com·
AI & Customer Sentiment Survey Report