Meta Bets on Scale + Apple’s A.I. Struggles + Listeners on Job Automation

This week, Meta hits the reset button on A.I. But will a new research lab and a multibillion-dollar investment in Scale AI bring the company any closer to its stated goal of “superintelligence”? Then we break down Apple’s big developer conference, WWDC: What was announced, what was noticeably absent, and why Apple seems a little stuck in the past. Finally, a couple of weeks ago we asked if your job is being automated away — it’s time to open up the listener mail bag and hear what you said.

Additional Reading:

• Meta looks for an A.I. reset
• Apple Executives Defend Apple Intelligence, Siri and A.I. Strategy
• This A.I. Company Wants to Take Your Job

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