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• Proposed bill will track AI-related layoffs

• Why voice is the next AI interface

• Apple 'finalizing' $1B deal to use Google AI

• arXiv pushing back against “AI slop”

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CAREERS

Proposed bill will track AI-related layoffs

Amid rapid AI adoption across industries, Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) have introduced a bipartisan bill requiring public companies and federal agencies to submit quarterly reports to the Labor Department detailing how artificial intelligence is impacting their workforces.

The reports must include layoffs, new hires, unfilled positions, and retraining efforts linked to AI automation. The goal is to provide a clearer national picture of how AI is reshaping employment, with Labor empowered to request additional data as needed. While private firms aren’t automatically covered, the Labor, SEC, and Treasury Departments must define criteria for their inclusion within 180 days. Warner said the measure will reveal which jobs are being lost or created, while

Hawley warned that AI could raise U.S. unemployment to 10–20% within five years, echoing estimates from experts like Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and Goldman Sachs.

STARTUPS

Why voice is the next AI interface

ElevenLabs CEO Mati Staniszewski says voice will be the next major human-computer interface, driving both creative and enterprise adoption. ElevenLabs operates as a remote-first company, hiring globally and maintaining a flat structure without traditional titles to promote speed and accountability.

Its Voice Marketplace, which has paid creators over $10 million, evolved from a creator-focused platform into an enterprise solution, despite challenges like complex licensing negotiations and long sales cycles. Staniszewski also reflected on lessons from early hiring, scaling, and balancing cutting-edge research with fast product launches—all while staying independent and occasionally turning down licensing deals with competitors.

BIG TECH

Apple 'finalizing' $1B deal to use Google AI

Apple Inc. plans to integrate a powerful 1.2-trillion-parameter AI model from Alphabet Inc.’s Google to drive its upcoming overhaul of the Siri voice assistant, according to people familiar with the matter.

The partnership marks a major step in Apple’s effort to rebuild Siri’s core technology and deliver a new wave of AI-driven features next year. Google’s model, significantly larger and more advanced than Apple’s current in-house systems, will serve as the foundation for this transformation.

After testing several leading models, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude, Apple ultimately chose Google’s Gemini earlier this year. The company views the collaboration as a temporary measure until its own AI models reach comparable scale and sophistication.

RESEARCH

arXiv pushing back against “AI slop”

arXiv, the leading open-access repository for scientific papers, announced it will no longer accept computer science review articles and position papers due to a surge of low-quality, AI-generated submissions. The site said its CS section has been overwhelmed by papers that are “little more than annotated bibliographies,” often produced using large language models.

While arXiv has always required original research, it will now enforce stricter rules, review and opinion papers must show evidence of peer review to be considered. The move aims to curb the flood of AI-generated “slop” and free moderators to focus on substantive research. arXiv warned that other categories could see similar restrictions if trends continue, reflecting broader concerns in academia about the rise of AI-created junk science and declining quality control in research publishing.