Companies that have adopted AI intensively increased their headcount by 10.2% according to a new report, countering claims that artificial intelligence eliminates jobs. Entry-level positions at these high-intensity AI adopters rose by 12%, suggesting that the technology is not hollowing out opportunities for junior workers even as the debate over AI's labour impact intensifies. Source
Base44, a vibe coding platform owned by Wix, has begun rolling out its own AI model as it seeks to reduce dependence on frontier models. The company hopes its model will eventually outperform third-party alternatives, part of a broader push by AI startups to build defensibility through proprietary technology. Source
South Korea's two largest memory chip companies have committed over $550 billion to expand semiconductor production as the country seeks to position itself as an AI technology powerhouse. The investment targets what the industry calls "RAMageddon"—a severe shortage of memory chips needed to power AI infrastructure—and reflects Seoul's strategy to capitalise on growing global demand for AI hardware. Source
Omen AI, a startup founded to monitor chip coolant and prevent bacterial outbreaks in data centres, has raised $31 million in Series A funding. The company is using AI to optimise data-centre operations, a critical concern as computing demands for large language models and other applications strain infrastructure across the industry. Source
Hundreds of contractors working for Meta posed as teenagers to test how rival chatbots including Gemini and ChatGPT respond to sensitive subjects such as suicide, sex and drugs, according to reporting by WIRED. The practice raises questions about the methods companies use to evaluate competitor systems and the ethics of deceptive testing protocols. Source