🙃 When ChatGPT is Better Than Your Boss

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If you’re a TikTok fan, it looks like its days could be numbered.

There have been talks for years of banning TikTok due to it being owned by a Chinese company, opening up some major security concerns and risks for users. Well, the day has finally come where it’s official: TikTok will be banned unless it sells to an American owner. There’s no word on who would buy it, but shoot, maybe Elon’s got another trick up his sleeve.

Here’s the daily quests in AI to complete today:

• 🙃 When ChatGPT is Better Than Your Boss

• 🙋 Fauxtomation = Human Powered AI

• ⌛️ Throwback Thursday

• ❗️ All About Ingenuity

When ChatGPT is Better Than Your Boss

Or that’s at least what the majority of Gen Z believes.

So there’s a new study that just dropped some harsh truths about the state of workplace environments. Turns out they’re just a smidge toxic. Career experts at Intoo surveyed hundreds of employees and HR leaders, and the findings are... pretty damning, to say the least.

Nearly 80% of respondents admitted to experiencing telltale signs of an unhealthy, dysfunctional workplace at some point in their careers. We're talking managers playing insane favorites, blatantly ignoring employee feedback, you know, the kind of stuff that makes you wanna scream in the employee bathroom.

But perhaps the most alarming revelation? Gen Z workers openly admitting they get better career advice from AI chatbots like ChatGPT than their actual human managers and bosses. Let that one sink in for a second...

It's not just some minor annoyance either - we're talking almost 50% of Gen Zers flat-out saying the algorithms give them better career advice than their human bosses. That’s a big yikes.

The data backs up the manager slander too. Over 40% cited superiors ignoring feedback, while a staggering 39% said they've received straight-up BAD career guidance from the same people meant to be mentoring them.

It’s no surprise, the surveyed HR leaders are bracing for a 25% labor exodus in the coming months as jaded workers start bailing. Because why stick around somewhere when advancement is zero and your boss ranges from a cardboard cutout to a toxic child?

The Big Takeaway
Oh doctor, do workplaces have some serious soul-searching and renovation to do ASAP on the management front. Whether it's overhauling promotion processes, training programs, communication channels or all of the above, something is clearly not working.

Now these aren’t exactly groundbreaking revelations for 2024. But it's still an unfortunate wake-up call that too many organizations have a long way to go before their own employees stop openly preferring an AI’s advice over an actual human.

Fauxtomation = Human Powered AI

Amazon’s not so automated “Just Walk Out” shopping experience reminded us not all automations are actually automated.

When human labor is disguised as technology, it’s called “fauxtomation.” You know, like a faux Mohawk. Just as fake, but not as cool.

Honestly, the whole idea feels a bit more scummy than calling water gluten free.

Another example of “fauxtomation” is X.ai. In 2016, the futuristic automated personal assistant was powered by humans. Some may say the human babysitters were simply there to ensure accuracy but how many humans does it take before AI isn’t considered AI?

Whether it’s being used as a marketing tactic or a way to stand out to potential investors, “fauxtomation” is here to stay no matter how unethical mislabeling AI can be.

⌛️ Throwback Thursday

A little blast from the past.

Ryan Gosling didn’t play Ken in the record breaking Beavis and Butthead SNL skit. A blend of AI, nostalgia, and genuine reactions makes this one a fan favorite. Enjoy!

Daily Delight

Just something fun and interesting around the web.

In hard economic times where inflation is knocking at our door, ingenuity will rise. This definitely isn’t a flooding hazard in any way at all. Nope.

What’s happening inside the Realm

A list of side quests to explore and more.

• 🔥 You can now buy your very own fire breathing dog named Thermonator for the low price of $9,420. The pyros behind robo doggo say it’s definitely not a weapon, but really made for snow and ice removal.

• ☠️ Gary’s Mod has been hit with a giant takedown request by none other than Nintendo. They want Gary’s Mod to erase their 20 years worth of any and all Nintendo related content created by fans.

• 🫱 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang hand delivered the very first DGX H200 chip to OpenAI, which will only increase their high performance computing power by a measley 110x…

• 🤑 Meta drops double digits after Zuck defends his decision to invest aggressively toward the future of AI.

That’s all the quests we have for today. Check back tomorrow for more!

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