… The growing economic and political clout of AI companies, combined with their close ties to the Trump administration, have had a chilling effect on workers, Mary Inman, who has represented whistleblowers for over three decades, told Rest of World . …
… In search of an explanation, Bautista, 31, read about the growing popularity of visual generative AI software. He found that Fiverr had added a section for AI artists. “And I say, ‘Well, maybe it’s because of this,’” he told Rest of World . …
… In part because of the political pressures they face, I got the sense that many of them will continue to grind in the shadow of American tech titans — wary of the spotlight despite their financial and technical achievements. …