AI Takeover Tracker
Thursday, May 28, 2026
More AI Coming to Retail Stores
Good morning, Lowes is using AI assistants, another job cut, and Elizabeth Warren is going to save us all. What a time to be alive. We reviewed 705 articles for this edition, these are the stories you should know.
Headlines & Launches
Lowe's Equips Retail Workers with AI Companions(2 min read)
HR Dive
So far the Mylow Companion as shown a 2% increase in customer satisfaction. Walmart, Target, and Home Depot, are other retailers who have been rolling out associate AI companions.
Costco, IBM, and Delta, Say AI is Helping Workers, Not Replacing Them(4 min read)
Fortune
A few examples of companies leaning in to AI to help employees be more productive. Costco's CEO said he can't imagine taking decisions away from people and giving them to AI.
Wix Cuts 20% of Workforce And Blames AI(1 min read)
CNBC Tech
CEO even seemed to use an AI generated statement for the announcement.
Phoenix has Been Hit Hard by AI(2 min read)
The Wall Street Journal
Phoenix has been described as the call-center capital of the country. Those jobs have been some of the most impacted so far.
Elizabeth Warren Proposes AI Data Center Tax to Fund Workers Displaced by AI(6 min read)
Techtimes
Senator Elizabeth Warren is pushing a legislative proposal to tax AI data centers to create a financial safety net for employees who lose their jobs to automation.
KPMG Employees Generate AI Slop to Meet Usage Requirements(2 min read)
Going Concern
Another example of employees burning AI tokens after management tries to increase usage. We saw similar stories from Amazon, Disney, and others.
Quick Links
Developers Using Agents Produce 46X More Code Than Those Who Prompt Chatbots(3 min read) — Cursor sees a massive gap between chat vs agent software devs.
Waymo's Launching Driverless Vans in California and Arizona(4 min read) — They are offering free rides to test the new vans.
AI is becoming more and more unavoidable. Even in retail stores now.
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