Kate Taylor
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 13
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- Sep 28, 2026
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AI Agents Are About to Flood the Workforce. No Oneâs Ready for It (opens the original)
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In the coming months, hundreds of thousands of brand-new coworkers will be entering the workforce. Youâll learn their names and recognize their profile pictures. Theyâll get added to your email chains and Slack channels. Theyâll become chiefs of staff, engineers, and marketing gurus. But these coworkers arenât human: They are all artificial intelligence agents. The rise of AI agentsâsystems, based on large language models, designed to complete tasks autonomouslyâhas launched a tsunam
The Logical End Point of AI Job Interviews Is Two Bots Talking to Each Other (opens the original)
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Christopher has become accustomed to jumping through the endless hoops of the modern job hunt. Like many government contractors, his work has dried up in the DOGE era. Over the past six months, he has applied to roughly 700 jobs; in the vast majority of cases, he’s heard nothing back. Five of these applications have gone through “Riley,” an AI recruiter for the IT firm Everforth Apex Systems. The first time Riley reached out, Christopher was excited. It was June, and he had by then realized how
From Salmonella Eggs to Diarrhea Lettuce, Why This Has Been a Sick Hot American Summer (opens the original)
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This summer, every meal feels like a risk. Just as the US is recovering from a major cyclospora outbreak stemming from tainted iceberg lettuce, salmonella has turned up in jalapeños, eggs, and even dog food. The jalapeño-related outbreak is now responsible for at least 431 illnesses and 57 hospitalizations in more than two dozen states. Meanwhile, a dual-pathogen outbreak of E. coli and salmonella linked to alfalfa sprouts has affected 55 people across 15 states. But is it just your overactive i
You Know Who Really Hates AI? Insurance Claims Adjusters (opens the original)
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On the job review platform Glassdoor, one faction hates artificial intelligence more than any other. “Pushing AI to the point that you are asking humans not to use their thoughts and brains is such a turn off,” reads one representative review. “Stop forcing AI onto everyone,” reads another. And then there’s this one: “The AI apps this company uses are all trash.” The reviews in question all come not from journalists or teachers, but from insurance claims adjusters. In fact, recent research from
It Should Be Harder to Apply for a Job. No, Really (opens the original)
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Three years ago, Andrew Stockwell had his hiring routine down to a science. As head of people for the software-buying company Vendr, Stockwell posted a listing, waited a few days, and then reviewed a few dozen applications—up to 100, if he was lucky. Recruiters identified other potential candidates, adding a few more applicants to the mix. Stockwell read résumés, conducted interviews, and passed along sterling candidates to hiring managers. “It was really about finding that great talent, sussing
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