California Treasurer Fiona Ma tied to Chinese school cited in scathing audit
Fiona Ma, California's state treasurer and a candidate for lieutenant governor, has ties to a private Chinese boarding school at the center of a scathing California county audit, according to a post that was on the school's website.
Ma told students during a 2023 visit to the school that she could help provide internships and job opportunities in California, the post said.
Pegasus California School, based in Qingdao, China, was the subject of an audit issued last month by education officials in California's Riverside County. The report found a Southern California district improperly issued diplomas to the school's students and identified potential fraud and other illegal practices. Reporting by Axel Springer's Global Reporters Network, of which Business Insider is a part, shows she visited the school, met with Chinese officials, and was featured in its marketing. The school's founder also donated to Ma's campaigns.
AI doesn't get stressed, tired, or have a bad day at work — and it's raising the bar for everyone else
If it feels like the bar at work has gotten higher, you may not be imagining it.
As artificial intelligence sweeps across industries and becomes embedded in everyday workflows, it is raising standards and expectations, and reshaping how we judge workers, an AI product leader said.
"Customer expectations recalibrate to AI's consistency," Svetlana Makarova, who works in AI technical product management at IKS Health and was a former AI product lead at Mayo Clinic, told Business Insider.
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Makarova calls this shift a "humanity discount" — a subtle dynamic in which the very traits that make people human, such as variability, judgment, and emotion, are becoming liabilities in the age of AI.
"Human workers begin to face unrealistic standards for productivity, patience, and availability," she added. "Unlike people, AI never has a bad day." #Aİ #TRUMP $BTC
A passenger said his Tesla robotaxi missed a turn and tried to pull over on the highway
Robotaxis officially hit the streets of Dallas last week. Their arrival gave one enthusiastic passenger a glimpse of both the promise — and the limitations — of autonomous driving.
Chris Ramos, a 34-year-old accounts payable supervisor, told Business Insider that he rushed to try Tesla's service on Saturday after seeing posts online saying it was live. The launch came after Tesla began a similar driverless service in Austin in January, about 10 months after Waymo launched its service there.
Early reactions to Tesla's robotaxis have been mixed, with some riders praising the smooth, futuristic experience while others report glitches, confusion in traffic, and the need for human intervention. More broadly, public skepticism remains high, with many people still wary of safety and hesitant to trust fully autonomous vehicles