**Merry Christmas!** Check out [[Daily Reading]] for context. ## Today's Picks of the Internet Today, we have articles on **the race to regulate AI** and the **findings from the Slack Workforce Index**. #### [Who will write the rules of AI? How nations are racing to regulate artificial intelligence](https://theconversation.com/who-will-write-the-rules-for-ai-how-nations-are-racing-to-regulate-artificial-intelligence-216900) Everybody is talking about AI. But, who the hell is going to regulate the ensuing mess? AI regulation in my opinion requires the answering of a lot of more nuanced questions, some of which are 1. What is AI? Especially to the common person? 2. Where can AI be used? Where can it not? 3. Who will have the power to create AI? 4. Who sets the rules even? 5. What would happen if AI does harm? Who will be responsible? 6. Who can use an AI product? 7. How can AI be used? 8. Is there an age threshold for using AI? While the above article does not answer these directly, it sure is a good read to understand how the world is trying to grapple with the new reality of AI. Every country is trying to make sense of this and more importantly looks like they are trying to be the *trendsetters* in AI regulation. >*Personal Opinion: I am looking forward to watching how politicians who seldom understand their own job functions try to reign in advanced, accessible, rapidly-growing AI technology 😝* #### [The surprising connection between after-hours work and decreased productivity](https://slack.com/intl/en-in/blog/news/the-surprising-connection-between-after-hours-work-and-decreased-productivity) This short-form article analyses findings of the Slack Workforce Index, based on survey responses from over 10,000 desk workers across the globe. **Key insights** - Productivity needs to be re-defined in organisations as a measure of quality and not a measure of quantity as it is currently so - Taking breaks from work regularly leads to higher productivity --- #### Like what you see? Would you like to support me? Easy! Head over to [this link](https://refind.com/?invite=7b7e76f6e0) and subscribe to receive **Refind** newsletters. Every day Refind picks the most relevant links from around the web for you. Loved by 400k curious minds.