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AI and employment 2026-09-08

ChatGPT Guts Nairobi's 40,000-Strong Essay-Writing Trade

ChatGPT gutted Nairobi's decade-old essay-writing trade for foreign students, and Kenya's other outsourced digital jobs are shrinking too.

#ChatGPT #Data labeling

Anthropic 2026-04-21

Anthropic: AI Could Theoretically Handle 94% of Programming Tasks

Anthropic's new research introduces "observed exposure," a measure that distinguishes what AI can theoretically do from what it is actually doing in the workplace. The study finds that while 94% of programming tasks are technically feasible for AI, only 33% are currently being performed by it, and that high-exposure jobs tend to employ more educated, higher-paid workers and more women.

#AI and employment #Labor market #AI economy