Industry Impact: BT’s Job Cuts Deepened by AI
BT Group’s CEO Allison Kirkby warned that the telecom giant’s plan to cut 40,000–55,000 jobs by 2030 “did not reflect the full potential of AI,” hinting that headcount reductions could go deeper by the decade’s end.
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Education & Ethics: Surge in AI-Powered Cheating
A Guardian investigation found nearly 7,000 confirmed cases of AI-assisted cheating among UK university students in 2023–24, 5.1 infractions per 1,000 students, up sharply from 1.6 the previous year.
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Government & Policy: Concerns Over “Humphrey” AI Roll-Out
On June 15, the UK government rolled out “Humphrey,” an in-house AI toolkit (powered by OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google models) across civil service departments in England and Wales—drawing criticism over Big Tech reliance, copyright issues, and rapid deployment without full commercial agreements.
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Innovation & Community: LeRobot Hackathon in Miami
Over 150 coders, students, and researchers converged at The Lab Miami on June 14–15 for the first LeRobot Worldwide Hackathon—a 36-hour open-source robotics sprint hosted by Miami AI Hub and Hugging Face, with demos feeding into a global leaderboard.
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