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The Independent
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- The Independent
The dirty secret about AI in the office that has CEOs admitting millions of white-collar jobs will be replaced
The worst kept secret in the world of artificial intelligence is that yes, AI is coming for people's jobs. Warnings have been sounded over the last year that coders, writers and digital designers are at risk from new generative AI models like ChatGPT, Copilot and a slew of AI-powered productivity tools, and will likely become more common as entrepreneurs and deep-pocketed investors continue to pour money into the tools. Now, middle managers may be on the chopping block, according to recent reports, and some CEOs are warning that millions of white-collar workers may be facing job oblivion sooner than later. Middle managers — often the butt of cubicle humor, but an inevitable stop on the career ladder for aspirant executives — have been disappearing for the last half decade. According to a new analysis from Gusto, which handles payroll for small and medium-sized companies, middle managers now oversee double the number of workers they did just five years ago. In the world of Big Tech, the trend toward fewer managers has been called the "Great Flattening," according to Axios. While it's unclear if AI products are actually replacing these managers, there is indication that the reductions provide savings that companies can then pour into AI tools and products. Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that it will lay off 9,000 employees — including managers — as it ramps up its AI strategy and development goals. And Microsoft isn't the only company cutting down on managers — Amazon released a memo last year announcing it planned to reduce its number of managers, and Google said it planned to cut vice president and manager roles by 10 percent last year, according to Business Insider. Meta has been working on reducing its managers since its 2023 "year of efficiency." AI tools will likely help drive further flattening efforts. According to an Axios report, managers have been increasingly turning to AI to help automate their tasks. This frees up their time, and communicates to CEOs that fewer are needed to manage their workers. The report, citing a recent study from Resume Builder, found that managers are using AI tools to make decisions about hiring, firing, promotions, and raises. Despite the presumed increase in productivity that AI tools promise, Gusto warned that — at least for now — industries that employed more human managers had better productivity, according to its analysis. But that may be a temporary hiccup as businesses adjust to the new AI-tinged world of work. Ford's CEO, Jim Farley, warned during the Aspen Ideas Festival last week that AI will eliminate half of the white collar jobs in the U.S. He's not the only CEO predicting an apocalypse for office workers; last month, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said that the shipping giant would shrink its corporate work force over the next few years as a direct result of AI tech adoption. 'We will need fewer people doing some of the jobs that are being done today, and more people doing other types of jobs,' Jassy wrote in a memo send to employees last month. 'It's hard to know exactly where this nets out over time, but in the next few years, we expect that this will reduce our total corporate workforce as we get efficiency gains from using AI extensively across the company.' Dario Amodei, the CEO of AI startup Anthropic, said in May that AI tech could destroy half of all entry-level white collar jobs and increase the unemployment rate to as high as 20 percent in the next five years. As of June, the jobless rate was at 4.1 percent. Entry level and middle manger positions in white collar jobs are often stepping stones that workers take toward higher wages and better job security. Aneesh Raman, the chief economic opportunity officer at LinkedIn, published a New York Times op-ed in May warning that AI is threatening to break the "bottom rung of the career ladder." "In tech, advanced coding tools are creeping into the tasks of writing simple code and debugging — the ways junior developers gain experience. In law firms, junior paralegals and first-year associates who once cut their teeth on document review are handing weeks of work over to A.I. tools to complete in a matter of hours," he wrote. "And across retailers, A.I. chatbots and automated customer service tools are taking on duties once assigned to young associates." Making it more difficult for workers to enter into the job market and rise into management positions in their companies can, according to Raman, "slow down workers' careers for decades." Raman noted that, citing data from the Center for American Progress, young adults who experience six months of unemployment at age 22 are likely to earn $22,000 less than their employed peers over the following decade. The view that AI will eat up opportunities for younger workers is not uncontested. In June, Brad Lightcap, the CEOO of OpenAI, told the New York Times that younger workers were more likely to adapt to AI and benefit from it, and that the technology instead might be a hurdle for "a class of worker that I think is more tenured, is more oriented toward a routine in a certain way of doing things." In other words, older workers. Danielle Li, an economist at MIT who studies the use of AI in the workplace, shared the view that more experienced workers were more likely to face hardships due to AI, but not for the same reasons as Brightcap. She told the New York Times that AI's democratizing of specialized skill may make it easier for companies to lay off or stop hiring workers who've spent their careers specializing. For example, she foresees a world where, thanks to AI tools, someone employed as a software engineer may no longer need a background in coding to hold that job, or law school to effectively write a legal brief. 'That state of the world is not good for experienced workers,' she said. 'You're being paid for the rarity of your skill, and what happens is that A.I. allows the skill to live outside of people.' But where Brightcap saw opportunities for young workers, Li sees potential difficulty. She believes that a recent increase in unemployment for new college graduates is due, in part, to employers' expectations that AI will allow them to do more with fewer workers. Struggling to get started — as Raman pointed out in his op-ed — can cost new workers tens of thousands in potential earnings. A tide of unemployed white collar workers has, thus far, been staved off by a slow but increasing adoption rate for AI tools in the workplace. According to a the U.S. Census Bureau's Business Trends and Outlook Survey, business usage for AI has more than doubled from 3.7 percent to 9.2 percent since the Census Bureau began collecting the data in 2023. Projected AI usage — which companies plan to adopt and integrate the technology — has also nearly doubled, from 6.3 percent of the respondents to 11.6 percent. The trends are clearly moving toward adoption, but the overall number of companies using AI tech to produce goods or services is relatively low, at least for the time being.
Auto Blog
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- Auto Blog
5 Redesigned 2025 Cars Nobody Wants
By signing up I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy . You may unsubscribe from email communication at anytime. A new look isn't always the best Every year in the automotive industry, models are refreshed or redesigned due to aging styling, shifting consumer demand, fierce competition from other brands, technological advancements, and even regulatory pressures that necessitate change. Any or all of the aforementioned reasons can fuel changes, but the results aren't always positive. Sometimes designs look worse (the 7th-gen Hyundai Sonata comes to mind), and sometimes radical changes push customers away (the next Jaguar?). Despite refreshes, redesigns, and tech upgrades, several 2025 models are piling up on dealer lots. The good news is that this can result in great deals for would-be buyers who might be able to leverage poor sales figures for a good deal. These five newly redesigned or refreshed vehicles may have received positive reviews from critics, but they are languishing in the sales race. 0:04 / 0:09 Automakers brace for uncertain future amid Trump's tariff pause Watch More 2025 Nissan Murano 2025 Nissan Murano — Source: Porsche The totally redesigned 2025 Nissan Murano ($40,070 base MSRP) looks nothing like its predecessors, despite the sleek overall shape. It had to play catch-up with the likes of the Hyundai Santa Fe and the Mazda CX-70. It arrived with fresh looks, premium materials, and an updated tech suite, but its late redesign rollout means it's got a lot of ground to gain in a competitive midsize SUV field. The Murano hasn't quite resonated with would-be buyers as a result. Murano sales figures aren't what Nissan had hoped, with dealer reports showing a 153-day inventory sitting on dealer lots and Nissan slowing production by 21% in response. It's still early in the game for the Murano, and things could change for the model if Nissan continues to push dealer incentives. 2025 Nissan Murano — Source: Nissan Every Murano is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged inline four-cylinder engine good for 241 horsepower and 260 lb-ft of torque. Standard features include LED headlights, 20' gloss black aluminum-alloy wheels, heated front seats, a 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system, a 12.3-inch reconfigurable LCD instrument cluster, Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, wireless device charging, dual-zone climate, Safety Shield 360, power liftgate, and a tire-specific tire pressure monitoring system. Learn more here. 2025 Kia EV6 2025 Kia EV6 — Source: Kia The Kia EV6 is an impressive, fully electric car, no matter what trim you choose. For 2025, the EV6 ($42,900) received a refresh that added sharper styling, a larger 84.0-kWh battery that replaces the old 77.4-kWh unit in higher trims, and in-car tech enhancements, yet sales have struggled. Slowed sales can be attributed to market saturation, especially from newer models like the Chevrolet Equinox EV and the Honda Prologue. EV adoption has also slowed, so an older model like the EV6 may have an uphill battle against the newer players. Its range is between 231 and 319 miles, depending on trim level, and it comes in either rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive configuration. Despite the EV6 refresh, it's among the slowest-selling new cars with a 217-day surplus inventory. Autoblog Newsletter Autoblog brings you car news; expert reviews and exciting pictures and video. Research and compare vehicles, too. Sign up or sign in with Google Facebook Microsoft Apple By signing up I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy . You may unsubscribe from email communication at anytime. 2025 Kia EV6 — Source: Kia The EV6 comes standard with 19-inch alloy wheels, LED headlights and taillights, heated front seats, a new 24.6-inch panoramic display for instrumentation and infotainment, wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, wireless smartphone charging, dual-zone automatic climate control, heated fronts seats, navigation-based adaptive cruise control with stop & go and curve, front and rear parking sensors, automatic emergency braking, and highway driving assist, to name a handful. Learn more here. 2025 Porsche Taycan 2025 Porsche Taycan — Source: Porsche Not long ago, the Porsche Taycan was the darling of the sport-luxury EV set with hot sales and nearly no end to its success in sight. That was two years ago, and now the Taycan is hurting badly. The 2025 Porsche Taycan ($103,900 base MSRP) gets a mild exterior refresh with subtle changes to the front bumper, headlights, fenders, and taillights. Porsche has also improved the car's DC fast-charging capabilities. Despite this, as well as rave reviews from critics, interest in the Taycan has waned quickly. Tepid sales can be attributed to factors like its high price (the Taycan Turbo GT costs $240,000), rapid depreciation, and a cooling EV market, not to mention more premium EV players in the game. The Taycan's painful 229-day inventory makes it one of the slowest-selling cars this month. 2025 Porsche Taycan — Source: Porsche The Taycan comes standard with a 274 miles of range from a 83.6-kWh battery pack, 19-inch aerodynamic wheels, Matrix LED headlights, power-folding exterior mirrors, 8-way power adjustable front seats with heat, heated steering wheel, a 16.8-inch curved instrument display, a 10.9-inch infotainment touchscreen, wireless device charging, ambient lighting, dual-zone automatic climate control, parking assist, traffic sign recognition, lane change assist, and driver awareness detection. Learn more here. 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack — Source: Stellantis Dodge's muscle car of the future isn't what it was cracked up to be. The all-electric Charger Daytona is powerful (496-670 horsepower) thanks to its dual motors and powerful battery packs. Even its retro-futuristic styling, however, couldn't draw in enough buyers. Whether it's the base R/T ($59,595 base MSRP) or the Scat Pack ($73,985), the Charger Daytona seems to have alienated customers who want the sound, fury, and feel of a gas-powered street rod. Sales never took off since the car's debut last year, and there's now a 241-day supply sitting on dealer lots. The result has been a planned return of the HEMI V8 engine and a new line of gas-powered muscle cars. Loyalists have voted with their feet, walking away from dealerships and incentives in hopes that Dodge will listen. The brand has even canceled production of the base R/T trim for next year. We hardly knew ya. 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona EV — Source: Dodge The Charger Daytona R/T comes standard with 308 miles of range from a 100.5 kWh battery, all-wheel drive, LED headlights and DRLs, LED taillights, heated exterior mirrors, a 12.3-inch infotainment screen, voice-activated navigation, wireless CarPlay/Android Auto, Alpine 9-speaker audio system, ambient lighting, heated steering wheel, performance seats, simulated 'Fratzonic' exhaust, and a tire pressure monitor. Learn more here. 2025.5 Volvo XC90 2025.5 Volvo XC90 — Source: Volvo The redesigned 2025.5 XC90 follows on the heels of one of the most beautiful premium SUVs on earth. The three-row mild-hybrid or PHEV Scandinavians are a visual delight inside and out, and the refresh modernizes them, giving them a more cohesive look along with much-needed in-car tech improvements, smoother suspension, and improved upholstery choices. Despite its superb safety, PHEV convenience, and smooth driving manners, the facelifted XC90 has struggled to win customers. It has to fight against premium SUVs from Mercedes, BMW, and Lexus, and the refreshed model didn't arrive until partway through 2025. Inventory data isn't available, but sales figures in 2025 so far have been lackluster, at best. Estimates are about 200 days' worth of inventory sitting on dealer lots. 2025 Volvo XC90 PHEV — Source: Volvo Standard features of the 2025 Volvo XC90 include 19-inch multi-spoke alloy wheels, power driver's seat with memory, a 12.3-inch driver instrument display, 11.3-inch infotainment touchscreen, a head-up display, four-zone automatic climate control, adaptive cruise control, parking assist, blind-spot monitoring with cross-traffic alert, lane keeping assist, a 360 camera, and a crystal gear selector. Learn more here. Final thoughts Just because a vehicle has been redesigned or refreshed doesn't mean it's a guaranteed success. Sometimes, it just comes down to timing or the market, even if the vehicle is spectacular. These are five examples of vehicles that have earned good reviews but still fail to resonate with customers. Will any of them see the level of success their manufacturers hoped for, or will they die an ignominious death in the slow sales aisle of the auto industry? Even with aggressive dealer incentives and discounted pricing, they have an uphill battle ahead. We would love to see them all succeed, but not all of them will. If automakers improve standard features, drop MSRPs, clarify brand identity, and slow down production, these models may chip away at the surplus. About the Author Amos Kwon View Profile
The Guardian
2 hours ago
- The Guardian
Kenneth Colley obituary
Kenneth Colley, who has died aged 87, after suffering from Covid and pneumonia, was a character actor widely admired by both the press and public for his screen roles over 60 years, from the Imperial officer Admiral Piett in two of the original Star Wars films and Jesus in Monty Python's Life of Brian to historical figures such as Nelson and Napoleon, and two Adolfs, Hitler and Eichmann. He described his parts as 'mad and bad', while critics variously commented that the sad-eyed actor had 'a defeated look if ever there was one' and he could 'make your spine tingle with pleasure'. He is embedded in the minds of sci-fi film fans as Firmus Piett, a role he landed after Irvin Kershner, director of The Empire Strikes Back (1980), the second in the first Star Wars trilogy, said he was 'looking for someone that would frighten Hitler'. Piett was the commander of Executor, Darth Vader's flagship super star destroyer employed in the Empire's quest for galactic control. George Lucas, the Star Wars creator and producer, had not intended to feature an Imperial officer twice in the first trilogy, but Colley made the character of Piett human – 'You can't just play a uniform,' he said – and Star Wars fans wrote in demanding to see him again. So Lucas brought him back for Return of the Jedi (1983), adding scenes to the original script. But Colley's run ended there, with Piett commanding the entire Imperial fleet at the Battle of Endor and perishing when a Rebel starfighter destroys the Executor's command bridge. He remained a firm fan favourite at Star Wars conventions over the following decades. Colley also gained cult status as Jesus delivering the Sermon on the Mount in the 1979 film Monty Python's Life of Brian. He had previously appeared with individual members of the Monty Python team in the movie Jabberwocky and on TV in Ripping Yarns (both in 1977). He was also much admired by Ken Russell and was part of the flamboyant director's unofficial repertory company for 22 years. Colley started as Hitler in Dance of the Seven Veils (1970), a BBC musical biopic that outraged Richard Strauss's family with its sex scenes and depiction of the composer as a Nazi sympathiser. Then came film parts as Modest, Tchaikovsky's younger brother, in The Music Lovers; Legrand in The Devils, brilliantly cinematic, but controversial – and censored – for its tale of a philandering 17th-century French Catholic priest, witchcraft, nudity and sexually repressed nuns; and a bearded king for a fantasy sequence in The Boy Friend (all 1971). In further Russell musical biopics, Colley was Krenek, a journalist posing challenging questions, in Mahler (1974) and Frédéric Chopin in Lisztomania (1975). He played the dour teacher Mr Brunt in Russell's film version of The Rainbow (1989) before returning to TV as Alfred Dreyfus, a wrongly jailed 19th-century French officer, in Prisoner of Honor (1991) and the composer John Ireland in The Secret Life of Arnold Bax (1992). Colley was born in Manchester, to Jessie (nee Hughes) and Ernest Colley, a labourer. When he was 14, a teacher at South Hulme secondary modern school asked him about his career ambitions, and he said he wanted to act. On leaving school, he went through jobs as a commercial art assistant, bus conductor and warehouse operative, but his dream never faded. 'One day, I told myself that I was 23 and I had to stop wasting my time,' Colley recalled. In 1961, he headed for London and knocked on theatrical agents' doors, but failed to impress. Nevertheless, he landed his first theatre job as an assistant stage manager with Bromley repertory company, where he started acting. He also made his screen debut, as a corpse, in the BBC sci-fi series A for Andromeda (1961) in the middle of an actors' strike that meant most Equity members were not available for work. Moving on, he joined the newly formed Living Theatre company in an old school building in Leicester (1961-63), alongside actors such as Jill Gascoine. His performance as Jimmy Porter in John Osborne's anti-establishment play Look Back in Anger led one critic to write: 'Kenneth Colley burns with sardonic rage.' While television quickly recognised his talents as a character actor, with appearances in dramas such as The Avengers (1963), as well as the role of a fellow steel worker playing pranks on Dennis Tanner in Coronation Street (1964), Colley continued on stage with the company at the Unity, a London East End venue with roots in the workers' theatre movement. He played Wick there in another 'angry young man' play, Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs (1965), written by David Halliwell and directed by Mike Leigh. He reprised the role at that year's Dublin theatre festival and in the West End of London the following year at the Garrick, before taking small parts with the National Theatre company at the Old Vic in 1968. Later stage roles included Cleet in Cromwell (Royal Court, 1973) and Benedick on tour with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Much Ado About Nothing (1979). In films, he played Michael Crawford's chauffeur in The Jokers (1967) and a Soviet colonel in Firefox (1982), alongside Clint Eastwood. He first played Hitler on television in Jean Benedetti's BBC play These Men Are Dangerous (1969). His other small-screen parts included Charles I in Revolution: Cromwell (1970), the 'accordion man' in Pennies from Heaven (1978), an SS officer in the 1983 TV movie The Scarlet and the Black, starring Gregory Peck, Eichmann in Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985), and the title roles in I Remember Nelson (1982) and Napoleon's Last Battle (1990). Colley also gave a standout performance as the manipulating Duke of Vienna in the 1979 BBC Shakespeare production Measure for Measure and enjoyed a starring role as Ken Uttley, owner of a removals firm, in the comedy-drama Moving Story (1994-95). In 2016, he played the doomed mob boss Vicente Changretta in Peaky Blinders. In 1962, Colley married Mary Dunne; she died in 2018. Kenneth Colley, actor, born 7 December 1937; died 30 June 2025
