These Are the Jobs People Actually WANT AI to Automate
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<p>Today on <em>The AI Daily Brief</em>, Nathaniel Whittemore explores new research revealing which jobs people actually want AI to automate—and which they find morally off-limits. Drawing on studies from Stanford and Harvard, he maps where AI capability meets human preference, showing how workers and the public diverge on what tasks should be handed to machines. The episode goes beyond fear or hype to outline a nuanced “automation morality map” that helps explain where society is ready for AI, where it isn’t, and what that means for the future of work. Plus, in the headlines: Google’s token usage hits 1.3 quadrillion per month, Meta makes another billion-dollar AI hire, XAI moves into world models, and China escalates its chip war.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Brought to you by:</strong></p><p>Is your enterprise ready for the future of agentic AI?</p><p><a href="https://ca475a24.streaklinks.com/ClcHhEokpN8A8Pc-UAV-A5bP/https%3A%2F%2Fagntcy.org%2F%3Futm_campaign%3Dfy26q1_agntcy_ww_paid-media_agntcy-aidailybrief_podcast%26utm_channel%3Dpodcast%26utm_source%3Dpodcast">Visit AGNTCY.org</a></p><p><a href="https://ca475a24.streaklinks.com/ClcHhEo0dOgYqu0RKgISv0b1/https%3A%2F%2Foutshift.cisco.com%2Fthe-internet-of-agents%3Futm_campaign%3Dfy26q1_outshift_ww_paid-media_outshift-aidailybrief_podcast%26utm_channel%3Dpodcast%26utm_source%3Dpodcast">Visit Outshift Internet of Agents</a></p><p>Google Gemini - Try NotebookLM today https://notebooklm.google.com/</p><p>KPMG – Discover how AI is transforming possibility into reality. Tune into the new KPMG 'You Can with AI' podcast and unlock insights that will inform smarter decisions inside your enterprise. Listen now and start shaping your future with every episode. <a href="https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts">https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts</a></p><p>Blitzy.com - Go to <a href="https://blitzy.com/">https://blitzy.com/</a> to build enterprise software in days, not months </p><p>Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results <a href="https://robotsandpencils.com/">https://robotsandpencils.com/</a></p><p>Vanta - Simplify compliance - <a href="https://vanta.com/nlw">https://vanta.com/nlw</a></p><p>The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to <a href="https://besuper.ai/ ">https://besuper.ai/ </a>to request your company's agent readiness score.</p><p>The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: https://pod.link/1680633614</p><p><strong>Interested in sponsoring the show? </strong>nlw@aidailybrief.ai</p>
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