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Tuesday 3 November

OpenAI Wants to Rebrand AI Data Centers, Use Them to 'Protect the Grid'

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AI-generated summary OpenAI announced its Grid Protectors Program to let future facilities reduce electricity consumption during emergencies and periods of high demand. The company states that families and small businesses should not be asked to subsidize a compute campus's electricity needs.

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Google will let schools disable its AI tools, but not without sacrificing Search

AI-generated summary Google announced that it plans to disable AI tools for K-12 students next year unless school administrators explicitly turn them on. Google says schools choosing to restrict AI altogether will no longer be able to access Google Search because AI features are integrated into the search engine.

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Monday 2 November

Replacing workers with AI? You may come to regret it: Gartner warns 30% of employees who’ve been laid off because of the technology will be rehired by 2029 – and at a far higher cost to the business

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AI-generated summary Gartner reports that organizations have launched AI-driven workforce reductions that may lead to future rehiring decisions. Gartner says that by 2029 around 30% of employees who were terminated and replaced by AI will be rehired at a greater cost to the enterprise.

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