AI IMPACTTHE HUMAN SIDE OF AI
Clear reporting on the people, work, communities, and decisions being reshaped by artificial intelligence.
THE DAILY DESK
Lead report
Microsoft offered buyouts to 60,000 staff, 27% of its workforce, with a December deadline and standard severance — while AI capex tops $50 billion a quarter.
Oct 27, 2026 AI Impact News
On the desk
A 32-year-old self-taught hacker used AI agents to breach 90 Korean organizations and steal 8.2 million records, then extort them. Police call it a first.
Oct 26, 2026 AI Impact News
On the desk
Disney pays $180M over three years for Character.AI's staff and $20M for its code, while 12 million users and every lawsuit stay behind in Chapter 11.
Oct 25, 2026 AI Impact News
THE IMPACT TEST
What does this change for a real person — at work, at home, or in the community?
OUR EDITORIAL LENS
AI coverage often stops at the demo. We follow the second-order effects: the job redesigned, the neighborhood burdened, the patient helped, the decision made opaque.
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