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Workers Are Demanding a Share of Samsung’s AI Windfall

Kap Seol Jacobin
A last-minute deal headed off a planned strike at Samsung, the Korean electronics giant. The unions have shown that a sustained campaign backed up by the willingness to strike can extract concessions, even from one of the world’s most powerful firms.

Pope Leo’s Vital Message About Work in the Age of AI

Timothy Noah The New Republic
In his new encyclical, Pope Leo XIV revives the importance of the dignity of labor. So leave it to the pope to enliven our conversation about artificial intelligence by reviving the idea that work is intrinsic to human dignity.

Tidbits-May 28- Reader Comments: Vigilante Slush Fund; Readers Debate 2024 Democratic “Autopsy”; Israeli Occupation Extended; Stephen Colbert; Boots Riley; Comics and War; NYC Restaurants Offer $26 World Cup Specials; Brockovich AI Data Center Maps

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Reader Comments: Trump Vigilante Slush Fund; Readers Debate 2024 Democratic "Autopsy"; Israeli Occupation Extended; Stephen Colbert; Boots Riley; Comics and War; Hundreds of NYC Restaurants Offer $26 World Cup Specials; Brockovich AI Data Center Maps

Friday Nite Videos | May 1, 2026

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AI Chatbots | John Oliver. Hegseth's Holy War. Donald Trump Wants Jimmy Kimmel Fired “SOON".Union of Hearts and Minds. SCOTUS, Voting Rights, and NASA Chief’s Ears | The Daily Show.

AI Chatbots | John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver discusses AI chatbots, why they’re flirting with users unprompted and encouraging people to open soggy cereal cafes, and how their flaws can be genuinely hazardous to the public.

 

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