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5 deep · digging since mar 19
- Could A.I. Do Your Job? We Put Agents to the Test. - The New York Times
In a New York Times experiment, AI agents handled Slack feedback and form‑filling but faltered on nuanced decisions and UI tasks like uploading files.
- The People Who Will Thrive in the AI Age - The Atlantic
The differentiator in the AI age is not intelligence but one's relationship to mental effort, with cognitive polarization likely dividing society into those who thrive and those who decline.
- AI coding agents taught robots how to install GPUs and cut zip ties - Ars Technica
Nvidia's ENPIRE harness lets AI coding agents autonomously train robots to perform physical tasks like cutting zip ties and installing GPUs.
- Inside GitHub's Fake Star Economy
A CMU study found 6 million fake GitHub stars, with VCs using star counts as funding signals, creating a self-reinforcing economy of purchased popularity.
- Ask HN: What is it like being in a CS major program these days?
CS students and professors report that AI is reshaping assignments and career expectations, with top firms recruiting less on campus and faculty unsure how to set appropriately difficult project work.