AI has made college degrees irrelevant

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Almost half of Gen Z job seekers say that AI has made their college education irrelevant, compared with about one-third of Millennials. About 1 in 5 Gen Z and baby boomer survey takers say the same of their college education.

Do you feel the same? See the survey results here.

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Here’s what you should know:

• Microsoft Copilot Merchant Program

  Price alerts, instant product suggestions, and in-app checkout. Rumor is that OpenAI will be partnering with Shopify too…

• DoJ says Google must be prevented from using AI to boost online search supremacy

  Google says the proposed limits would hurt innovation and U.S. tech leadership.

• Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan flattens leadership structure, names new AI chief

  The leadership changes are the first major move under Tan.

• UAE set to use AI to write laws in world first

  Move will speed up lawmaking by 70%.

• AI Startup Mechanize Aims for ‘Automation of All Work’

  They’re betting that the lion’s share of value from AI will come from automating ordinary labor tasks rather than from “geniuses in a data center”.

• China's Huawei Launches AI Chip To Fill Nvidia Void

  Huawei's 910C GPU to ship as early as May.

• Nvidia CEO lobbies Japan to generate more power to fuel AI

  Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday to push for more electricity generation to meet artificial intelligence’s needs.

• How Tariffs Could Hit AI

  Manos Koukoumidis, Oumi CEO, joined Bloomberg Open Interest to talk about his company and the benefits of its open-source AI model.

• Rivian elects Cohere’s CEO to its board

  The appointment is the latest sign that Rivian sees promises in applying AI to its own venture while positioning itself as a software leader — and even provider — within the automotive industry.

• "Invisible AI to Cheat On Everything" (this is a real product)

  "Cluely is an undetectable AI-powered assistant built for interviews, sales calls, Zoom meetings, and more"

The numbers:

This is wild…Cluely just raised $5.3 million for what it pitches as “invisible AI to cheat on everything.”

It’s an undetectable AI assistant designed to help users during interviews, sales calls, Zoom meetings, and more.

Yes, it's a real product.

Thought starters:

• What's next for AI at DeepMind

  A 14-minute 60 Minute clip, featuring Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis

• The Future of AI: Domain-Specific Agents 

  Free virtual event on 4/22/25, featuring Databricks and Anthropic CEOs

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Eddie

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