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Some thoughts on AI moving fast and breaking things
This morning in a chat with a founder I’ve known for a long time his team showed me a demo. Within minutes, an AI agent was navigating complex workflows, making decisions, and completing tasks almost with no human oversight (just a confirmation of each action).
My first thought: AMAZING!!!
My second: what happens to the people whose jobs this replaces?
That combination—awe and alarm—has defined the past week. The tools are becoming extraordinary. The questions they raise are becoming urgent.
🤝 On my radar: Boardy.ai (boardy.ai) — an AI superconnector that calls you, learns about your work, and makes two smart introductions from its network. Less algorithm, more conversation. A quiet preview of how AI is reinventing professional relationships. They just launched a new recruiting feature.
🎙️ I also noticed a shift in my own habits. I took typing in high school — one of the most practical skills I ever learned. These days, voice is my primary way of working with AI. Less typing, more talking. Faster, more natural. A small change that says something large about how fast the ground beneath us is moving.
📊 But that change has a shadow side:
→ Harvard Business Review: "AI Doesn't Reduce Work—It Intensifies It" — when AI saves time, workers just absorb more tasks.
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-doesnt-reduce-work-it-intensifies-it
→ Fortune / UC Berkeley: AI is driving productivity up and wellbeing down — a burnout risk hiding inside the efficiency gains.
fortune.com/2026/02/10/ai-future-of-work-white-collar-employees-technology-productivity-burnout-research-uc-berkeley
Faster and more isn't the same as better.
🌏 On the global stage this week:
The India AI Impact Summit (Feb 16–20, New Delhi) is the first major global AI summit held in the Global South — inaugurated by PM Modi. Google is simultaneously hosting its own AI Impact Summit focused on humanity's biggest challenges.
These conversations are shaping where AI governance and innovation go next. For our community, being part of that conversation is not optional.
👉 impact.indiaai.gov.in/about-summit
👉 blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/ai/ai-impact-summit-2026-collection
News & Resources
🤖 Your Daily AI Impact Joke
Why did the AI refuse to play cards?
It was afraid of being dealt a bad dataset!
News
Microsoft has a new plan to prove what's real and what's AI online — Microsoft proposes strict verification standards for social media and AI companies to combat deepfakes, though it hasn't committed to its own guidelines yet.
AI is helping individual scientists, study suggests — but not science — Research shows AI boosts individual researchers' papers and citations, aiding careers, but narrows topic diversity by 5%, potentially harming broader scientific progress.
Why sky-high pay for AI researchers is bad for the future of science — Excessive salaries lure top talent from equitable science to AI, but used well, AI could empower junior researchers lacking resources.
Big Tech Says Generative AI Will Save the Planet. It Doesn’t Offer Much Proof — Companies claim AI reduces emissions through efficiency, but lack data; actual training consumes massive energy equivalent to thousands of households.
Zillow Has Gone Wild—for AI — As housing stalls, Zillow uses AI to reinvent home search, seeing it as protection against market threats rather than disruption.
US Delegation Heads to India AI Summit Intent on 'Domination' — At the 2026 India AIImpact Summit on inclusive growth, US pushes dominance amid global competition.
💼 Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
80,000 Hours Job Board — Curated high-impact roles in AI safety, policy, global health, and changemaking.
👤 LinkedIn Profile to Follow
Allison Pugh — Human & AI Futures — Sociologist and author of "The AI Mirror," Pugh explores AI's effects on work, inequality, and human connections. Her research at UVA examines how automation reshapes jobs and society for more equitable futures.
🎧 Today's Podcast Pick
Impact AI — Building Mission-Driven ML Companies — This weekly show features innovators in healthcare, drug development, and sustainability using ML for good, unpacking real-world challenges like data biases and regulatory hurdles in AI startups.