The AI age is chaotic and tumultuous.
A few years ago we where told truck drivers would be replaced.
Now it looks like HR and Customer Service are most at risk.
While we can’t predict everything, we can predict this..
AI will impact you in profound ways.
I’m making it a priority in every aspect of my life to test how new AI tools can help me be more effective.
Are you?
-Mark
TRENDING
U.S. Launches Campaign to Hire 1,000 AI and Tech Engineers
The U.S. government has started a nationwide hiring campaign to recruit 1,000 engineers for AI and advanced technology roles across federal agencies.
The effort aims to strengthen internal technical capability as AI systems expand inside government operations.
Roles include data science, machine learning, cybersecurity, and software engineering, with hiring targeted for completion by March 31.
Read more here.
The Update:
Large scale government hiring shows sustained demand for technical capability.
If you already work with engineering or data systems, these roles signal stable demand tied to long term infrastructure.
PROMPT AWARENESS
Want to know what actually matters in your work? Compile charts, graphs, and analytics from platforms you use (CRM, Socials, Google Analytics, SEM Rush, etc.) Open ChatGPT, upload the data and use this prompt.
Write this: “Here is everything I produced in the last 30 days. Identify the small portion that drove most of the results. Point out anything I should stop producing immediately because AI has made it low value or invisible.”
Amazon in Talks to Invest at Least 10 Billion in OpenAI
Amazon is in talks to invest 10 billion dollars in OpenAI while supplying its own AI chips for training and infrastructure.
The discussions would increase Amazon’s role in large scale AI development and intensify competition with Microsoft and Google across cloud services.
The talks reflect continued capital commitment to foundation models despite rising costs.
Read more here.
The Update:
Large investments point to where companies expect sustained usage. These huge investments are “too large to fail” at this point.
Develop skills tied to deployment, scaling, and reliability remain in demand when capital commitments reach this size.
7 Robots Already Replacing Jobs
McKinsey Plans to Fire Thousands
1.1M Jobs Lost in 2025, but CEOs Predict 2026 Will BOOM
Nearly 40% of Americans cannot cover a four hundred dollar emergency.
This is why investing small amounts exists at all.
McKinsey to Cut Thousands of Jobs as AI Expands Inside Consulting
McKinsey is reportedly preparing workforce reductions that could reach thousands of roles as AI tools replace work previously handled by junior consultants and internal support teams.
The firm has already reduced headcount from about 45,000 to around 40,000 in recent years.
Automation of research, analysis, and presentation work is changing staffing needs inside consulting firms.
The Update:
Consulting firms are reducing entry level roles. Why?
AI not only impacts efficiency within organization, but also is being used for strategy.
Consider how this fits into your future.
Earlier career positions now require stronger technical and analytical ability much sooner.
Last Time the Market Was This Expensive, Investors Waited 14 Years to Break Even
In 1999, the S&P 500 peaked. Then it took 14 years to gradually recover by 2013.
Today? Goldman Sachs sounds crazy forecasting 3% returns for 2024 to 2034.
But we’re currently seeing the highest price for the S&P 500 compared to earnings since the dot-com boom.
So, maybe that’s why they’re not alone; Vanguard projects about 5%.
In fact, now just about everything seems priced near all time highs. Equities, gold, crypto, etc.
But billionaires have long diversified a slice of their portfolios with one asset class that is poised to rebound.
It’s post war and contemporary art.
Sounds crazy, but over 70,000 investors have followed suit since 2019—with Masterworks.
You can invest in shares of artworks featuring Banksy, Basquiat, Picasso, and more.
24 exits later, results speak for themselves: net annualized returns like 14.6%, 17.6%, and 17.8%.*
My subscribers can skip the waitlist.
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Quick Hits
Soaring Job Competition in AI and Robotics
Figure AI received about 176,000 job applications over 3 years for fewer than 425 hires, showing extreme competition for advanced AI roles.Databricks Builds War Chest at 134 Billion Valuation
Databricks raised over 4 billion dollars, reaching a valuation of 134 billion, reinforcing demand for data engineering and AI infrastructure roles.Engineering Job Growth in India Driven by AI Demand
Global Capability Centers in India are expanding engineering roles at rates between 18 percent and 27 percent year over year, with about 300,000 jobs created, many tied to AI skills.
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Mark Savant
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