This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jessica Cruel, the 37-year-old editor in chief of Allure Magazine, who lives in Newark, New Jersey. It has been edited for length and clarity. I’m the editor in chief of Allure, and I have a lot of things going on. My day is a mix of
The tech leaders who once hailed AI use as the key to unlocking every employee’s full potential are now changing their tune. This includes Shopify cofounder and CEO Tobias Lütke. He told employees last year that using AI is “a baseline expectation,” and they should first prove they “cannot get what they want done using
The data is getting worse. A third of investors who buy data say its quality has deteriorated over the past couple of years, according to a survey by consultancy Neudata, and some pin the blame on artificial intelligence. Data is the lifeblood of any investing business, and hedge funds have relied on so-called alternative data
When the news this week came out about oil spiking back up above $100 a barrel, analysts didn’t seem to be too concerned. This may be unusual: in the past, oil price surges sent shockwaves through markets and the economy, causing long lines at gas stations and frustrating drivers. But this time, economists say $100
AI makes tech jobs easier. Right? Not always, Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke said during an interview on “The Knowledge Project” podcast, released on Tuesday. His take: AI helps employees produce more material, more quickly — without taking responsibility for whether it is useful or correct. “We call those ‘slop grenades’ that people toss at each
Peter Oppenheimer, Goldman Sachs’ chief global equity strategist, told clients in early August that technology stocks might not have a valuation problem. Instead, they might have an earnings problem. In a note published Thursday, he came back with the receipts. The new report, titled “Competition for Capital,” doesn’t back off the August thesis. It hardens
