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  1. Oct 2025
    1. That’s particularly true for recruiting. Many parts of the job hunting process have become automated, and some companies are even using A.I. to conduct interviews. Roughly 90 percent of employers now use A.I. to filter or rank résumés, according to the World Economic Forum.

      This brought me back to my Comm Strat class where we had to practice interviews with AI and then it would give us feedback. I actually really dislike doing this because a lot of what I said, the AI would mishear me even if I had really clear pronunciation. I think this article overall really shows how much the workforce is transforming and what I should be preparing for in the future.

    2. The tactic — shared by job hunters in TikTok videos and across Reddit forums — has become so commonplace in recent months that companies are updating their software to catch it. And some recruiters are taking a tough stance, automatically rejecting those who attempt to trick their A.I. systems.

      I think it's actually really surprising that this is becoming such a normal thing to do that people are making TikTok videos about it to try and help other people do the same thing. I think this also is a very common theme and something that happens a lot with our generation. People will go on TikTok and share information with the world and it actually gets them into a lot of trouble. I imagine people charing how to cheat their way into a job on TikTok most likely won't be able to get a job in the future.

    3. As companies increasingly turn to A.I. to sift through thousands of job applications, candidates are concealing instructions for chatbots within their résumés in hopes of moving to the top of the pile.

      I think that companies using AI to look at resumes is both good and bad. I think that it does remove the bias that can happen when humans are reviewing them but I do also think tha mistakes can happen and the AI might filter through a resume it shouldn't have and then the company looses a really good candidate. I think this is also a downside the fact that candidates realize AI is used and then they cheat their way through the system.

  2. Sep 2025
    1. “Rather than simply allowing consumers to cancel, each page of Amazon’s Iliad process bombards consumer with links, offers and other information to remove them from the cancellation flow,” the F.T.C. argued in a court filing last week.

      I feel like this makes it seem even more suspicious about whether Amazon is guilty or not. This is definitely information that will be used throughout the case and makes me wonder if Amazon is a brand that I want to align myself with or not. I know there has been a lot of drama regarding Amazon lately and as a very frequent Amazon shopper and Amazon Prime member this really leaves me with things to think about.

    2. Since Prime was introduced two decades ago, it has grown into what the F.T.C. called “the world’s largest subscription service.” Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos, has long called it a “pillar” of the company. It costs $139 per year or $14.99 a month, and includes fast shipping, video streaming, discounts at Whole Foods, which Amazon owns, and other perks.

      I think this comment goes to show how much Amazon Prime actually offers, I didn't know about the Whole Foods discounts. I can't imagine how many people will stop using any Amazon services all together and how much profit they will loose considering how widely know it is now. Myself, as someone that doesn't know how I was signed up for Prime, would definitely stop using it all together if I found out it was a scam.

    3. “Amazon was aware for years that it was taking consumers’ money without their consent, yet chose to do nothing about it,” the F.T.C. wrote in a recent court filing.Amazon, which denies those claims, hopes a jury will believe that customers signed up for Prime simply because they thought it was a good deal.

      I think this is actually really interesting because I have Amazon Prime myself but I don't recall exactly directly signing myself up. Every time I go onto Amazon it has always just automatically been Amazon Prime. I think it also seems a little suspicious that that the article is just stating that Amazon hopes the jury will believe them, they should know that they will if they haven't actually been scamming people.

    1. A.I. will eventually replace entire swaths of human employees, many predict, a perspective that is being widely embraced and echoed in the corporate mainstream. At the Aspen Ideas Festival in June, Jim Farley, the chief executive of Ford Motor, said, “Artificial intelligence is going to replace literally half of all white-collar workers in the U.S.”

      I think that this is really scary to think about considering the fact that I will be entering the workforce right as this is happening. It makes me wonder what will happen to our society, how will I make money, and what will my future look like. I think that people will begin to realize no matter how good AI becomes there again won't be that actual human like factor and that is what people really want, not a robot.

    2. Projects failed not only because of technical hurdles, but often because of “human factors” like employee and customer resistance or lack of skills, said Alexander Johnston, a senior analyst at S&P Global.

      I think that we have talked about this in our class a lot especially when we listened to the podcast about many AI tools lack a genuine human like connection that only real humans can achieve. I have also talked about similar things in one of my other classes and I think that just goes to show how heavy of a topic this is right now.

    3. According to recent research from McKinsey & Company, nearly eight in 10 companies have reported using generative A.I., but just as many have reported “no significant bottom-line impact.”

      I think that considering how much money companies are spending using AI tools or to create their own personalized AI tools just for them to have no serious impact is crazy. Companies must be hurting financially and it makes me think that more research needs to be done for companies to figure out if AI will actually help them before they spend all this money on it.

    1. When the episode aired, TikTok, X and Reddit were ablaze with arguments over the use of “I’m Kissing You” instead of a more modern option. “People were like, ‘What is this?’ and, I think, flummoxed by the choice — to me there’s no other choice,” Han said. “It may be one of those times where the audience was like, ‘Oh, we wanted something new,’ but this is what I love.”

      I think that this tells a lot about our generation and the same situation is true for so many other people or platforms. Whether the publicity someone gets is for a positive or negative reason, it's still publicity and still racking up views and money. I really just enjoyed this quote because Han was receiving hate because of choices she made yet she decided to ignore it and not change anything which ended up working in her favor. I think it's important to remember not to just follow what everyone else says or does.

    2. After the episode aired, the song developed a new life in a TikTok trend that had Christina Aguilera, Kevin Bacon, Alicia Silverstone, Madonna and many others showing off photos from their own teenage dirtbag days.

      I wanted to emphasize this considering that I just made an annotation relating to TikTok previously and then the article actually brought it up. I think that it actually was very clever to include these throwback songs in the episodes, leading to celebrities joining in on trends on TikTok, leading to more engagement for the show.

    3. “I just love a moment where you can bring back a song that maybe younger people don’t know about and then it gets to have like a sort of, like, resurgence or, like, new eyes, new ears on it,” she said.

      I think this is really interesting because I think this is becoming more and more popular to do on a variety of platforms not just TV shows, especially with our generation. This happens to be one of my favorite shows and I did notice them play a lot of throwbacks. I've even noticed on TikTok recently, people are dancing or singing to a lot of throwback music and it really feels full circle considering this is the kind of music my parents really enjoy.

    4. “I just love a moment where you can bring back a song that maybe younger people don’t know about and then it gets to have like a sort of, like, resurgence or, like, new eyes, new ears on it,” she said.

      I think this is really interesting because I think this is becoming more and more popular to do on a variety of platforms not just TV shows, especially with our generation. This happens to be one of my favorite shows and I did notice them play a lot of throwbacks. I've even noticed on TikTok recently, people are dancing or singing to a lot of throwback music and it really feels full circle considering this is the kind of music my parents really enjoy.