A new survey of 615 developers shows 87 percent already use agents to automate tasks. Forty four percent use them to optimize content like text, audio, and video.

Ninety four percent expect long term cost cuts and many still worry about data ownership. The same dynamic is spreading to other creative and software teams.

The Update:

• Use an AI assistant to draft a first version of a repetitive task such as code snippets, level templates, or email copy. Track time saved.
• Create a simple data and content checklist: no customer data or proprietary art uploads without written approval.
• Learn a small scripting skill that plugs into your toolchain such as spreadsheet formulas or basic Python for file cleanup.
• Investors: scan earnings for margin expansion tied to automation and lower content costs.

SoftBank will buy new Intel shares at 23 dollars each for a stake just under two percent, becoming a top ten holder. Intel shares jumped about 5.6 percent after hours while SoftBank fell.

The move fits a broader push into chips and data centers and could support U.S. manufacturing and contractor demand. Watch knock on effects along the server and construction supply chain.

The Update:

• Tech workers: learn basic chip and data center vocabulary so you can support procurement, deployment, or facilities handoffs.
• Trades and ops: check local listings for electrical, HVAC, and security roles at new or expanding data centers.
• Small businesses: pitch services near campuses such as cabling, access control, cleaning, and on site support.
• Investors: track capital spending and stock based compensation at chip and infra names tied to Intel.

Fresh analysis says automation has been a net job reducer since 1980 and warns that many workers could be replaced in coming decades. Studies cited put 15 to 30 percent of jobs in rich countries at risk.

Expect deflation pressure and bigger government safety nets if displacement accelerates. Plan for faster skill churn and longer hiring cycles as companies test more automation.

The Update:

• List your top three repetitive tasks and try an AI tool on one this week. Log minutes saved and error rates before and after.
• Pick two skills to add in thirty days: basic data work in spreadsheets and writing clear instructions for AI tools.
• Ask your manager for the policy on AI use and the appeal path for evaluations touched by automation.
• Investors: watch unemployment data and the consumer price index for early signs of automation driven deflation.