Here’s the kitchen sink for June 6, 2025 of ten stories that I didn’t get to this week – with another brand-new meme from Gates Dogfish!

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Here is the kitchen sink for June 6, 2025 of ten stories that I didn’t get to this week, with a comment from me about each:

Behind the Curtain: A white-collar bloodbath: These first two stories are “Debbie Downers” when it comes to AI taking jobs. Here, Dario Amodei – CEO of Anthropic – says AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs — and spike unemployment to 10-20% in the next one to five years. When an AI company CEO is saying it, that’s serious. Hat tip to Julia Hasenzahl for the heads up on this story.

For Some Recent Graduates, the A.I. Job Apocalypse May Already Be Here: It could be even worse than Amodei says. Unemployment for recent college graduates has jumped to an unusually high 5.8 percent in recent months, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York recently warned that the employment situation for these workers had “deteriorated noticeably.” Oh boy.

Non-Party Law Firm Ordered to Provide Defaulting Client’s Affidavit to Support Claim of Client’s Privilege: Michael Berman’s discussion of case law this week on the EDRM blog of a plaintiff serving a subpoena on a law firm in support of a planned motion for default judgment against its client. Of course, the law firm sought to quash the subpoena. The Court ordered the law firm’s client to produce an affidavit saying it has an attorney-client relationship with the firm.

Unlicensed law clerk fired after ChatGPT hallucinations found in filing: Just another fake citations story. Or is it? (he said, in his best Keith Morrison voice). Last month, a recent law school graduate lost his job after using ChatGPT to help draft a court filing that ended up being riddled with errors. This could be a sign that college students have grown too dependent on ChatGPT, which means we’ll never see an end to fake citations stories. More on this Monday.

AI Is Driving Big Tech Nuclear: Oh yeah, this is a good idea (he said, in his best Jerry Seinfeld voice). 😉 Meta has cut a 20-year deal to secure nuclear power to help meet surging demand for AI, after Amazon and Google had previously announced their own nuclear deals. Given the power shortage to supply AI models, this was inevitable.

When can AI make good decisions? The rise of AI corporate citizens: Great article from McKinsey & Company on the rise, benefits and capabilities of agentic AI. Several terrific infographics to help illustrate the points. Their opening says it all: “As agentic AI begins to influence decisions at scale, forward-looking organizations need to reimagine governance, trust, and operating models—or risk falling behind.” The imperative is clear.

OpenAI slams court order to save all ChatGPT logs, including deleted chats: OpenAI is fighting a court order to preserve all ChatGPT user logs—including deleted chats and sensitive chats logged through its API business offering in the New York Times case. They warned that the privacy of hundreds of millions of ChatGPT users globally is at risk every day that the “sweeping, unprecedented” order continues to be enforced. It’s a good thing we can rely on OpenAI to fight for our data privacy! 🤣

Anthropic Cuts Windsurf’s Claude Access Before OpenAI Acquisition: Windsurf is supposedly being acquired by OpenAI; now Anthropic cuts their access. Who is surprised by this? Not me. 🤔

The New York Times and Amazon Forge AI Content Licensing Deal, Setting a Precedent for Media-Tech Collaboration: This is what happens when AI companies and news media decide to work together. 😁 Rob Robinson, back from across the pond, reports on “the first time The Times has licensed its material specifically for generative AI development, signaling a calculated embrace of AI tools while maintaining a firm stance on content rights.”

From Prompters to Partners: The Rise of Agentic AI in Law and Professional Practice: You heard it from McKinsey, now hear it from Ralph Losey (on the EDRM blog) when he says: “Agentic AI will not wait for the legal profession to catch up. As these systems evolve from reactive tools to proactive partners, lawyers face a fork in the road: remain reactive, or lead the transformation.” We’re already even seeing several legal success stories with agentic AI!

Hope you enjoyed the kitchen sink for June 6, 2025! Back next week with another edition!

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