Jon Stewart, in a scathing monologue on “The Daily Show,” calls out AI industry leaders for their grandiose claims of solving global issues while ushering in the eradication of human jobs, highlighting the discrepancy between promised utopian futures and the reality of job displacement. With CEOs downplaying the extent of AI’s impact on employment, Stewart exposes the stark truth of AI’s current role in replacing human workers, shedding light on the looming job crisis and erosion of public trust in this rapidly advancing technology.

AI companies are facing a looming challenge as the internet may soon not provide enough data for their ever-expanding models. Some are exploring alternative data sources like video transcripts and AI-generated data. While some are focusing on training models with less data, others are considering controversial methods. OpenAI, for instance, is contemplating training GPT-5 on YouTube transcriptions, raising ethical concerns. This dilemma highlights the need for innovation in data training methods amidst growing concerns about data scarcity.

Google has agreed to delete massive amounts of data from users who utilized Chrome’s Incognito mode in response to a recent lawsuit, offering relief to those who may have browsed not-safe-for-work content. The settlement, stemming from a class action lawsuit filed in California in 2020 and resolved in December 2023, mandates Google to purge old Incognito data, update data collection disclosures, and enable cookie opt-outs. The company’s assurance that Incognito data was never linked to individual users clashed with the lawsuit’s allegations of misleading marketing, with internal communications suggesting awareness of these discrepancies.