Hello AiNews Readers!

Thanks for your patience—today’s newsletter is a little lighter than usual as I ran into a few unexpected technical glitches, and the case study article took extra time to finalize. I really appreciate your understanding!

Also, I wanted to let you know that I’ll be going on vacation next week (June 3-10) so there will not be a newsletter during that time. Looking forward to reconnecting when I return!

—Alicia

Today’s Headlines:

• Anthropic CEO Warns AI Could Wipe Out Half of Entry-Level White-Collar Jobs - Dario Amodei, CEO of AI firm Anthropic, is warning that artificial intelligence could eliminate up to half of all entry-level white-collar jobs in the United States within the next 1 to 5 years. That disruption, he says, could drive unemployment as high as 10–20%.

  
  
  

  
  

• AI in Marketing & Communications: 3 Real-World Use Cases You Need to Know - AI tools are helping marketers spot trends early, create high-converting content, and monitor brand perception in real time. From small agencies to global brands, teams are using AI to adapt instantly, test campaigns before launch, and optimize performance on the fly. These aren’t future promises—they’re happening now. Here are three standout use cases.

  
  

  
  
  
  
  

• xAI to Pay Telegram $300M to Bring Grok Chatbot to Users - Telegram has signed a one-year deal with Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, to bring its chatbot, Grok, directly into the messaging platform. The agreement includes integrating Grok across Telegram’s ecosystem of mini-apps and services. As part of the deal, xAI will pay Telegram $300 million in a combination of cash and equity.

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Today’s AI in Action: How to create animated 3D icons with AI

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to transform static icon ideas into animated 3D icons using ChatGPT's image generation combined with AI video tools on Freepik.

Step-by-step:

• Use ChatGPT (GPT-4o) with a style reference and prompt: “Generate an icon of a [object] in this style”

• Refine your icon with follow-up prompts until it’s what you are looking for

• Go to Freepik → Create → Videos and select an AI model (Runway, Google Veo 2, or Kling 2.0)

• Upload your icon, describe the animation (e.g., “The coffee maker fills the coffee cup with coffee” and download your favorite generation.

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