A.I. Goes to War + Is ‘A.I. Brain Fry’ Real? + How Grammarly Stole Casey’s Identity

A.I. is changing the ways war is waged. This week, we explore how the U.S. and Israel are using A.I. to identify targets in the conflict with Iran — and why data centers and fiber optic cables are targets on the front lines. Then, researcher Julie Bedard breaks down “A.I. brain fry,” a new condition she and her colleagues studied among A.I. users at work. And finally, Casey shares his battle with Grammarly after the company used his identity in a new A.I. feature, without his consent.

Guest:

• Julie Bedard, managing director and partner at Boston Consulting Group who is also the lead author of a survey of “A.I. brain fry” in the workplace.

Additional Reading:

• U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says
• How A.I. Is Turbocharging the War in Iran
• Anthropic’s A.I. tool Claude central to U.S. campaign in Iran, amid a bitter feud
• A.I. Fatigue Is Real and Nobody Talks About It
• Token Anxiety
• A.I. Doesn’t Reduce Work — It Intensifies It
• Grammarly Is Using Our Identities Without Permission

 

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