Reporting archive
Evidence on AI and work
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AI giants and unions launch coalition around data-center growth and jobs
A new labor-business coalition says it will push state-level guardrails for data-center development in seven states while framing the buildout as a source of skilled, high-paying jobs.
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Meta’s AI buildout points in two directions at once: more trades jobs, and more automation inside data centers
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta’s AI buildout will need “hundreds of thousands and maybe millions” of skilled-trades jobs, while WIRED reports the company is testing robots for some data-center tasks.
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Oracle reportedly lines up another layoff round as AI infrastructure spending keeps climbing
Oracle is reportedly preparing another round of layoffs this month while it keeps spending heavily on AI infrastructure. The supplied reporting says managers were told to identify affected staff before September 1, while Oracle’s filing links restructuring to AI adoption.