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Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Take Aim at AI Freeloading
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Take Aim at AI Freeloading

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association is concerned that its members' works can be used to train AI models without permission under a fair use exception...

New Immigration Rules Threaten U.K.'s STEM Workforce
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New Immigration Rules Threaten U.K.'s STEM Workforce

The U.K. government has raised the minimum salary threshold for overseas workers by nearly 50%, threatening research teams hoping to bring in foreign talent.

Closing the Inclusion Gap in Computer Science
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Closing the Inclusion Gap in Computer Science

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University students aim to address the lack of diversity in computer science.

China Is Suffering a Brain Drain, But Few Are Emigrating to America
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China Is Suffering a Brain Drain, But Few Are Emigrating to America

Tech professionals are leaving China to escape political oppression, bleak economic prospects, and often grueling work cultures, but the number emigrating to the...

Show, Don't Tell: Attracting A Diverse Workforce
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Show, Don't Tell: Attracting A Diverse Workforce

A published study of messaging by companies and organizations about diversity and inclusion as part of employee recruitment efforts found that activating signals...

Inflation Bites U.S. Engineering Salaries
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Inflation Bites U.S. Engineering Salaries

The IEEE-USA 2023 Salary and Benefits Survey indicates U.S. engineering salary growth lagged inflation for the second consecutive year, marking the first multiyear...

China Surpasses U.S. In Global Scientific 'Hot Papers' Ranking
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China Surpasses U.S. In Global Scientific 'Hot Papers' Ranking

China has surpassed the United States with the number of scientific papers published and cited in the world's most influential journals, according to statistical...

Stark Disparity Seen In CEO, Typical Worker Pay Increases
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Stark Disparity Seen In CEO, Typical Worker Pay Increases

CEO compensation at the top 350 U.S. firms dipped in 2022 but remains enormous compared with the pay of other, even highly compensated workers, according to a report...

How I Became An $800K Meta Staff Engineer
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How I Became An $800K Meta Staff Engineer

Software engineer Rahul Pandey describes how his total compensation with Meta more than doubled to $823K over four-and-a-half years after joining Facebook in 2017...

Research Updates Gender Pay Gap Beliefs
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Research Updates Gender Pay Gap Beliefs

Professional women now report negotiating their salaries more often than men, but they get turned down more often, research shows.

These Prisoners Are Training AI
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These Prisoners Are Training AI

Startup Metroc in Finland has turned to prison labor to train its large language model.

Labor Laws Need Updating Now That Remote Work Is Here to Stay
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Labor Laws Need Updating Now That Remote Work Is Here to Stay

Employment laws and regulations must be updated to clarify issues related to work hours, overtime, and breaks in a remote work context, says Ruchi Sinha at the...

On (My) Caste
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On (My) Caste

Kuldeep S. Meel, an associate professor at the University of Toronto, discusses rampant caste-based discrimination — in India and in academia — against Other Backward...

Remote Workers Get Ultimatum: 'It's Probably Not Going to Work Out'
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Remote Workers Get Ultimatum: 'It's Probably Not Going to Work Out'

CEO Andy Jassy told Amazon employees earlier this month that it's time to commit to the company's policy requiring corporate employees to be in the office three...

Chinese Students Risk Losing Degrees If Caught Using AI to Write Papers
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Chinese Students Risk Losing Degrees If Caught Using AI to Write Papers

Students in China who use artificial intelligence to write papers could lose their degrees under a draft law being considered by the country's top legislative body...

Zoom CEO Says Employees Must Return to the Office
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Zoom CEO Says Employees Must Return to the Office

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan said the company's video platform makes people too friendly and asked employees within 50 miles of an office to report there a minimum of two...

China Quietly Recruits Overseas Chip Talent as U.S. Tightens Curbs
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China Quietly Recruits Overseas Chip Talent as U.S. Tightens Curbs

China has revived an initiative to recruit elite foreign-trained scientists under a lavishly funded program meant to accelerate the country's tech proficiency. ...

Finding the Right Mix of Creativity and Technology
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Finding the Right Mix of Creativity and Technology

The original Star Wars and The Matrix were pivotal influences in igniting my unshakable fascination with technology-driven creativity.

Use of AI Is Seeping Into Academic Journals
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Use of AI Is Seeping Into Academic Journals

Peer-reviewed academic journals are grappling with submissions in which authors may have used generative AI to write outlines, drafts, or even entire papers, but...

Employees in Asia Spend the Most Time Looking Busy at Work
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Employees in Asia Spend the Most Time Looking Busy at Work

Workers in Asia spend more time than others on "performative work," appearing busy rather than doing productive work, according to the State of Work 2023 global...
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