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Beginners in AI
Good morning and thank you for joining us again!
Welcome to this daily edition of Beginners in AI, where we explore the latest trends, tools, and news in the world of AI and the tech that surrounds it. Like all editions, this is human curated, and published with the intention of making AI news and technology more accessible to everyone.
THE FRONT PAGE
AI Is Coming for White-Collar Jobs First
TLDR: HP will eliminate up to 6,000 jobs by 2028 as part of an AI transformation — and every role being cut is white-collar.
The Story:
HP announced Tuesday it's cutting 4,000 to 6,000 employees over the next three years to fund an AI transformation the company says will save $1 billion. The jobs being eliminated aren't on manufacturing lines or in warehouses. They're in product development, internal operations, and customer support — roles traditionally seen as safe from automation. HP posted $795 million in profit last quarter with revenue up 4.2%, meaning these cuts aren't about survival. They're about reallocating human payroll toward AI infrastructure. The company also announced it will raise PC prices to offset higher AI chip costs.
Its Significance:
The automation anxiety narrative always focused on factories and warehouses. New research from the UK's National Foundation for Educational Research predicts 3 million low-skilled jobs will vanish by 2035 — trades, machine operations, administrative work. But actual corporate behavior tells a different story. Amazon cut 14,000 corporate jobs last month. Microsoft has shed over 15,000 this year. Meta trimmed 600 from its AI unit. In each case, middle managers and knowledge workers took the hit first. A King's College study found higher-paying firms lost 9.4% of jobs between 2021 and 2025 — mostly after generative AI tools launched. The people who work with their hands may have more time than they think. The people who work with spreadsheets and emails don't.
QUICK TAKES
The story: Three law students at the University of Hong Kong discovered a classmate had used their social media photos to create AI-generated pornographic images of them. His laptop contained over 700 photos across 20 folders of different women. Despite confronting him and going public, the students haven't filed a police report because Hong Kong law only criminalizes sharing such images, not creating or possessing them. Similar legal gaps exist in Canada, where Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to criminalize producing non-consensual deepfakes. South Korea and the UK have already passed laws covering creation, not just distribution.
Your takeaway: Laws haven't caught up with AI's ability to generate realistic fake intimate images from public photos. As "nudify" apps become easier to use, victims face a frustrating reality: someone can create explicit images of them without breaking any law in many countries.
The story: Warner Music Group became the first major record label to officially partner with Suno, the leading AI music platform. The deal settles a copyright lawsuit filed last year and includes Suno's acquisition of the concert discovery platform Songkick. Starting in 2026, Suno will launch new licensed AI models and require paid accounts to download music. Artists can choose to opt in for use of their name, voice, and compositions. Universal and Sony are reportedly in similar talks.
Your takeaway: The music industry's war with AI music generators is ending in partnerships, not courtrooms. This sets the template for how major labels will handle AI: licensed training data, artist opt-in, and new revenue streams rather than blanket lawsuits.
The story: Amazon announced it will invest up to $50 billion to expand AI and supercomputing capacity for US government customers through Amazon Web Services. The project breaks ground in 2026 and will add 1.3 gigawatts of computing power across secure government cloud regions. Federal agencies will get access to AWS tools, Anthropic's Claude models, and both Nvidia and Amazon's custom AI chips.
Your takeaway: This is one of the largest cloud infrastructure commitments ever targeted at the public sector. It signals that the federal government is becoming a major customer in the AI arms race, not just a regulator.
The story: In a new interview, Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI co-founder and now CEO of Safe Superintelligence, said pre-training on larger datasets is hitting limits. He argues AI companies are now back in "an age of research" where new ideas matter more than just adding compute. Sutskever predicts human-like AI learners could arrive in 5-20 years and believes the first superintelligent systems should be built to care about sentient life.
Your takeaway: When the person who helped pioneer AI scaling says we need new approaches, the industry listens. His timeline of 5-20 years for human-like AI learners is notably longer than some competitors claim.
The story: Perplexity rolled out a free shopping feature for all US users that uses conversational search and remembers past preferences to make personalized product recommendations. Users can search naturally, compare products, and buy directly through a PayPal integration with over 5,000 merchants. PayPal is offering 50% back (up to $50) on first purchases through December 1.
Your takeaway: AI search engines are racing to become shopping assistants. With both Perplexity and ChatGPT launching shopping features this week, the battle for where you start your buying journey is heating up.
TOOLS ON OUR RADAR
🎬 Creatify
Freemium: Turn any product link into scroll-stopping video ads with AI avatars and scripts in minutes—no filming or editing required.🎨 Leonardo AI
Freemium: Generate stunning images, textures, and animations from text prompts with real-time canvas editing and style customization for any creative project.🎙️ ReadMeeting
Freemium: Capture meetings with one click and get AI-generated summaries, key moments, and action items—so you can focus on the conversation, not note-taking.💼 Hirecarta
Free: Build tailored resumes and cover letters for every job application with an AI career coach that interviews you to uncover your best stories.
TRENDING
Google AI Can Now Call Stores for You – When searching for "near me" products like electronics or toys, Google can now call local businesses on your behalf to check stock, prices, and promotions, then text or email you a summary.
AI Christian Singer Tops Charts, Sparks Debate – An AI-generated artist named Solomon Ray hit #1 on the iTunes Christian chart. Christian artists pushed back, with one saying "AI does not have the Holy Spirit inside of it."
UK Study: AI Could Replace 3 Million Jobs by 2035 – Research from the National Foundation for Educational Research warns that trades, machine operations, and administrative roles face the highest risk from AI and automation.
Black Forest Labs Releases FLUX.2 Image Model – The new model supports up to 10 reference images for character consistency, renders complex text reliably, and can edit images at up to 4 megapixels while running on a single RTX 4090.
Brain Organoids Show Pre-Wired Activity Patterns – UC Santa Cruz researchers found that brain tissue grown from stem cells produces structured electrical patterns before any sensory input, suggesting human brains come pre-configured with instructions for understanding the world.
TRY THIS PROMPT (copy and paste into ChatGPT, Grok, Perplexity, Gemini)
Life Audit Dashboard: Take stock of where you are across all life domains and create a clear action plan for what matters most
Help me conduct a comprehensive life audit to see where I'm thriving, where I'm stuck, and what to focus on next.
**My context**:
- Current life stage: [e.g., early career, mid-career, new parent, retirement]
- Biggest area of concern: [e.g., health, relationships, finances, purpose]
- Recent major changes: [e.g., new job, move, none]
Create:
1. **Research Life Balance** - Search for latest research on life satisfaction, wheel of life frameworks, and holistic wellbeing assessments. Find 3 evidence-based life audit methods.
2. **Build Interactive Audit Tool** - Create a visual life dashboard featuring:
• 8 life domains with 1-10 rating sliders (career, health, relationships, finances, fun, growth, environment, purpose)
• Gap analysis showing ideal vs. current state
• Imbalance alerts highlighting neglected areas
• Trend tracker to compare over time
Make it honest, visual, and actionable.
3. **Video Reflection Guide** - Generate a 60-second guided reflection video. Find 3 YouTube videos on life design and intentional living.
4. **90-Day Focus Plan** - Present in visual cards:
• Top 2 domains to prioritize
• One keystone habit per domain
• Weekly check-in questions
• Recommended books or podcasts for your focus areasWhat this does: Combines life design research with an interactive assessment tool to give you a clear snapshot of your current life balance, plus a focused 90-day plan targeting the areas that will create the biggest positive ripple effect.
WHERE WE STAND (Taken from
✅ AI Can Now: Generate music and images realistic enough to top charts and fool audiences without being labeled as AI-made.
❌ Still Can't: Be reliably detected as AI-generated unless the creator chooses to disclose it.
✅ AI Can Now: Make phone calls to local stores, remember your shopping preferences, and complete purchases on your behalf.
❌ Still Can't: Learn new skills from just a few examples the way humans do—models still need far more data to generalize.
✅ AI Can Now: Keep characters and styles consistent across up to 10 reference images while rendering readable text in generated pictures.
❌ Still Can't: Match human soft skills like creative problem-solving, teamwork, and adapting to unexpected situations.
FROM THE WEB
Slightly disturbing in concept, but the physics is excellent. The AI model used to make this even has the jiggle down when the cutting board is picked up.
RECOMMENDED LISTENING/READING/WATCHING
The Thinking Game (2025)
Google just released this full documentary for free and it’s on our watchlist for this weekend! The title is a play on The Imitation Game, that starred Benedict Cumberbatch portraying one of the fathers of AI, Alan Turing.
From the cover: “A journey into the heart of DeepMind, a leading AI lab, as it strives to unravel the mysteries of artificial general intelligence (AGI). Inside DeepMind's London headquarters, founder Demis Hassabis and his team are relentlessly pursuing the creation of AI that matches or surpasses human abilities on a wide range of tasks.”
Thank you for reading. We’re all beginners in something. With that in mind, your questions and feedback are always welcome and I read every single email!
-James
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