Artisan, a San Francisco AI startup backed by Y-Combinator, is boldly advertising generative AI technology as a replacement for human employees, with posters proclaiming “Stop Hiring Humans” and highlighting the superiority of AI over human workers. The company’s AI agent, Ava, is touted as a cost-effective alternative to human employees, able to participate in meetings, improve performance, and cost 96% less. Despite the controversial campaign, Artisan CEO Jaspar Carmichael-Jack defends the ads as a reflection of the changing world and a way to draw attention, although the approach may risk reputational damage.
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Spotify is down
Spotify is experiencing widespread outages affecting users in the US and Europe, preventing access to streaming services. The Spotify Status account acknowledged the issue at 8:45 AM ET, and while early reports originated in Europe, they have now expanded to the US, with Downdetector showing a spike in outages. Users are encountering problems with the web player, desktop app, and iOS app, with some facing a black screen or being unable to play songs, though...
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