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OpenAI’s wildly popular chatbot, ChatGPT, is expected to replace 4.8 million U.S. jobs, according to a new report.

Outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas recently asked ChatGPT’s bot a series of questions, including "What jobs can ChatGPT replace?" and in what fields the bot would be most capable of working, according to a press release provided to Fox News Digital. 

The bot told the outplacement firm that it would most likely replace positions that are repetitive and predictable, and ones that are also seeped in language requirements. Those fields, according to the bot, include: customer service representatives; translators and interpreters; technical writers; copywriters; and data entry clerks.

Challenger, Gray & Christmas crunched the number of jobs in each listed field using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and found that at least 4.8 million American jobs could be replaced.

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OpenAIs ChatGPT is able to simulate human-like conversations with users based on prompts it is given. (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via / Getty Images)

The AI chatbot added that it could see itself entering other fields such as data science; machine learning; mathematics and statistics; computer science; robotics and automation; and business. 

"Right now, artificial intelligence should be viewed as a tool to support workers and not as a replacement for their roles. Certainly, predictive language models can be used to automate tasks, giving workers more time to focus on those involving higher thinking," Andrew Challenger, the senior vice president of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital.  

An OpenAI spokesperson told Fox News Digital when asked about the figure on jobs that the AI system can sometimes "hallucinate" and "make up information that's incorrect, but sounds plausible." The spokesperson added that OpenAI's mission is to "enhance jobs" with AI, not eliminate them. 

OpenAI’s ChatGPT was launched in November of last year, and broke records as the fastest-growing user base with 100 million monthly active users in January. OpenAI released its latest iteration, GPT-4, just last month. The bot is able to simulate human-like conversations with users based on prompts it is given. 

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OpenAIs ChatGPT was launched in November of last year. (Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via / Getty Images)

The growth in power among AI systems has been lauded by some tech leaders as having the ability to better the world, where industries can benefit from having error-free processors to rely on. The CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, has even compared the technology to the Manhattan Project, when the first ​nuclear weapons were developed during World War II.

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Sam Altman speaks at the Wall Street Journal Digital Conference in Laguna Beach, California, on Oct. 18, 2017. (Lucy Nicholson/File Photo / Reuters Photos)

Last week, however, thousands of tech experts, leaders and others signed an open letter published by nonprofit Future of Life warning that AI labs should pause research on any program more powerful than GPT-4. 

"AI systems with human-competitive intelligence can pose profound risks to society and humanity, as shown by extensive research[1] and acknowledged by top AI labs," the letter, signed by tech leaders such as Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, began. 

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The letter says the labs should use such a pause to hash out "and implement a set of shared safety protocols for advanced AI design and development that are rigorously audited and overseen by independent outside experts."

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How did one of Britain's most shocking paedophile rings get away with it for so long?

Could a head lice infestation have led to the unravelling of a child rape gang that inflicted unspeakable horror?

Warning: This article contains graphic details of abuse

A paedophile ring, a mix of seven Glasgow men and women, operated in plain sight for seven years despite what may appear to be major red flags.

From 2012, a group of children, including some young enough to still be wearing nappies, were subjected to organised “rape nights” by drug users who plied them with alcohol and cocaine.

None of those present tried to help the children, who were all aged under 13. Instead, they clapped, filmed and paid for the abuse to continue.

The Glasgow 'Beastie House'
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Questions remain over the abuse carried out in the ‘beastie house’

One boy remembers hearing a “beep” indicating a timer when one rape would end, and another would begin.

This horror unfolded behind the doors of a dirty drug den – a ground-floor flat in a city suburb infested by insects, which was known as the “beastie house”.

The gang even forced the primary school-age children to eat dog food and abuse each other while their molesters crowded round to spectate.

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Inside the ground-floor flat that was the scene of such horror

They were shoved in microwaves and a locked fridge and freezer. One girl was hung by her clothes from a nail in the kitchen.

During the trial in 2023, which eventually saw the seven abusers each receive an order for lifelong restriction, judge Lord Beckett said the scandal plunged to the “depths of human depravity”.

The gang comprised Iain Owens, 46; Elaine Lannery, 40; Lesley Williams, 43; Paul Brannan, 42; Scott Forbes, 51; Barry Watson, 48 and John Clark, 48. They are all now in prison for a total of almost 100 years.

There are questions around how this could have happened in the first place.

The Glasgow 'Beastie House'

The children were visited by social workers and even placed on the child protection register in 2018 before police cracked the case in 2020.

How can it be those youngsters, who were being regularly raped as part of an organised ring, could simultaneously sit on a register designed to prevent them from harm?

The High Court jury heard a selection of evidence from people who had concerns.

Police painstakingly worked through almost 1,000 pieces of evidence – so surely there would be someone willing to discuss the warning signs they spotted?

Sky News tracks down concerned witness

But nobody I encountered, from barbers to local shopkeepers, would speak. Until finally, I tracked down a man who had spoken to detectives as part of the investigation.

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Sky News’ Scotland correspondent Connor Gillies

Speaking publicly for the first time, he revealed he saw the children regularly and recalled an evening where he spotted head lice on one girl and tried to arrange treatment.

“One of their hair was messy with head lice and because she was the same age as my child, I said ‘why won’t you do your hair’,” he said.

“She left them on her head to try and keep those beasts away from her. The head lice protected her from them.”

The man said he had concerns about how malnourished some of the victims were and described noticing the situation going “wrong” in 2018.

“They were always lingering around adults to try and get food. They were scavenging… It was heartbreaking,” he said.

“The system has failed.”

Sky News has learned concerns were raised with charities too. The actions of social workers, police and child protection services are now being investigated as part of an independent review.

These reviews are commonplace across Britain when serious harm or death is inflicted on a child.

Do reviews actually work?

But how effective are they when a commitment of “lessons will be learned” is then undone when the next tragedy comes along?

One former children’s commissioner for Scotland and leading child protection expert told Sky News the entire review process was being re-examined.

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Former children’s commissioner for Scotland, Tam Baillie, with Connor Gillies

Tam Baillie said: “Learning reviews are important. The challenge for them is how effectively we implement the recommendations that come from reviews, as that is the bit that really counts.

“There is no point in doing the review unless it actively effects change in the system.”

Mr Baillie, who has 35 years of experience in child protection, said the public were right to ask questions about this case.

He said: “Currently, the process of learning reviews is being looked at so that we can make improvements to ensure we don’t keep looking at the same lessons coming up time and time again.”

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The gang branded the children liars

I sat in the courtroom during the trial as the paedophiles, who were on bail at the time, laughed and joked in the dock between breaks.

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Paul Brannan and Lesley Williams outside the High Court in Glasgow

Their sober performance when the jury was present was very different to their behaviour outside the confines of the High Court in Glasgow.

I have been reporting on criminal proceedings for almost 15 years and their boisterous conduct stands in stark contrast to other people accused of such serious crimes who seem to have more respect for the process.

Elaine Lannery outside the High Court in Glasgow
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A member of the paedophile gang outside the court in Glasgow

As the Sky News team filmed their mask-covered faces entering and leaving court, they would yell obscenities and threaten to attack us.

One repeatedly shouted that the children were “liars”. The jury did not believe a word of it and found them guilty.

At the end of another gruelling day of evidence, two of the accused walked out to their waiting taxi and threatened to “batter” me. One of them lunged in our direction.

They were swiftly told to “shut up” and “get in” the car by the lingering police officers.

Days later, a jury convicted them of some of the most heinous crimes this country has ever seen.

Leading KC calls it quits after this case

One leading KC, Thomas Leonard Ross, who was involved in the trial, has told Sky News this case was a tipping point for him.

After working on 400 High Court cases, he is so traumatised he says he will never work on a sex abuse case again.

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Thomas Leonard Ross KC

“It is the worst example of child abuse I have ever heard. It was awful to sit and listen to,” he said.

“You were left with the impression that these children were known to the social work department. It seemed surprising that steps hadn’t been taken to remove them from the scenario they were in earlier.

“Questions were raised, and I understand why the public are seeking answers to those questions.”

It is unclear when the independent review will report on its findings, but Glasgow City Council has told Sky News it will implement all recommendations in full.

A spokesperson said: “This is a uniquely complicated case involving unusually sensitive issues and a number of individuals, and our focus remains on supporting everyone involved in this process.”

There is a consensus these children were failed. But our investigation raises fresh questions about how Scotland’s largest paedophile gang managed to cause such prolonged pain.

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South Korea announces over $23 billion for chip sector as Trump tariffs on semiconductor imports loom

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Visitors look at the display of SK Hynix Inc. 12-layer HBM3E memory chips at the Semiconductor Exhibition (SEDEX) in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024.

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South Korea announced Tuesday a support package of 33 trillion won ($23.25 billion) for its vital semiconductor industry, as heightened uncertainty over U.S. tariffs threatens domestic companies.

This comes after U.S. president Donald Trump reportedly said he would be announcing the tariff rate on imported semiconductors soon, after exempting them from his steep “reciprocal” tariffs last Friday.

In a social media post Monday, Trump vowed to investigate the “whole electronics supply chain” on national security grounds.

The U.S. Department of Commerce also released a notice saying it will initiate an investigation “to determine the effects on national security of imports of semiconductors, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and their derivative products.”

South Korea’s funding support was about a quarter more than the 26 trillion committed last year, according to a press release from the finance ministry.

As part of the measures, the government will subsidize the construction of underground power transmission lines to semiconductor clusters, as well as increase the funding ratio for infrastructure in advanced industrial complexes to 50% from 30%.

A total of 20 trillion won of low-interest loans to semiconductor companies will be offered between 2025 and 2027, up from the current 17 trillion won.

Other measures include introducing training and research programs for domestic master’s and doctoral students as well as global joint research programs for foreign talent.

South Korea is home to some of the world’s top chipmakers, including Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, with semiconductors a key export of the country.

On Tuesday, the South Korean Kospi was up 0.68%, with Samsung climbing 1.07% and SK Hynix up 0.17%.

In 2024, South Korea’s exports of semiconductors stood at $141.9 billion, just over 20% of the country’s $683.6 billion exports.

The U.S. is the second largest export destination for South Korea, with exports rising 10.5% year-on-year to $127.8 billion in 2024, reaching a new annual high for the seventh consecutive year.

On Monday, acting South Korean president Han Duck-soo reportedly said that Trump had “apparently” instructed his administration to conduct immediate tariff negotiations with South Korea, according to local media outlet Yonhap.

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Idaho Power wants to cut solar pay rate to under 1¢ per kWh and charge 8¢ per kWh for electricity

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Utility Idaho Power has asked the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to drastically slash the rates it pays rooftop solar customers for excess energy. This move could severely impact solar adoption in Idaho just as electricity rates are climbing.

The utility wants to drop the Export Credit Rates (ECRs) – the amount rooftop solar owners get credited for feeding power back to the grid – by 60%, from the current 6.18 cents per kilowatt-hour to just 2.46 cents. That’s a massive 72% plunge from the previous rate of 8.8 cents per kilowatt-hour, which had stood for over a decade.

If the PUC approves the proposal next Month, the new lower rates will kick in on June 1, right before peak solar-producing months. This shift is part of Idaho Power’s controversial “Net Billing” program approved in December 2023, despite public backlash. Under this new system, ECRs would change every year, making it nearly impossible for residents to calculate the financial returns of their rooftop solar investments – a major deterrent to adopting solar.

The proposed rates would vary seasonally. From October through May, when electricity demand drops, Idaho Power wants to cut solar payments even further by a staggering 80%, paying less than 1 cent per kilowatt-hour. Meanwhile, it plans to charge non-solar customers at least 8 cents per kilowatt-hour for the same electricity, padding its own profits.

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Idaho Power is basing these rate cuts on an internal “Value of Distributed Energy Resources Study” from 2022. However, environmental groups hired independent analysts who argue that Idaho Power’s data selectively undervalues solar power.

“How can our state regulators just let this happen? The PUC is supposed to double-check the utility’s math to make sure Idaho ratepayers aren’t being taken advantage of,” said Lisa Young, director of the Idaho Sierra Club. “Distributed solar is worth more than the retail electricity rate, not less. The PUC needs to stop turning its cheek on corrupted math and letting this monopoly utility pad its pockets even more.”

Idaho Power customers already faced unpopular hikes to their monthly fixed charges from January 2025, when their flat monthly fees rose from $5 to $15. These fixed charges hit low-income residents hardest and discourage energy conservation and rooftop solar.

“People in Idaho go solar because it lowers their power bills, gives them energy freedom and security, and helps the environment,” said Alex McKinley, owner of the local small business Empowered Solar. “Idaho Power is trying to take that opportunity away from people by skewing these rooftop solar rates in its favor. It’s not right.”

Members of the public can submit public comments at puc.idaho.gov/Form/CaseComment and reference Case #IPC-E-25-15.


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