Jeff Rumage
Staff Reporter at Built In
Expertise: Aerospace, Tech News, Human Resources, Professional Development and Workplace Culture
Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Jeff Rumage is a Built In staff reporter covering workplace culture in the tech industry. Before joining Built In in 2021, he worked as a reporter and editor for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Patch and the Oconomowoc Enterprise. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and communications from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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A human hand and a robotic hand tug on opposite ends of a rope.
Pushback against AI is often chalked up to a fear of change or new technology, but employees are also raising valid concerns that need to be understood and taken seriously.
A hand clicks through online product listings.
Artificial intelligence stands to revolutionize how shoppers browse, compare products and make purchases online. Here’s what brands and retailers should know about the rise of agentic shopping.
image of a robot head alongside a bunch of human faces
As automation continues to reshape the labor market, some white-collar professionals are cashing in by teaching AI models to do their jobs.
An illustration of two robotic hands with magnifying glasses scanning over a grid of colorful resumes, symbolizing AI in talent acquisition.
Large language models are transforming how job seekers discover and evaluate potential employers. As AI increasingly shapes the applicant journey, talent teams must boost their visibility and uphold their reputation on these platforms.
Elon Musk is pictured next to a smartphone displaying the Grok app.
By creating Grokipedia, Musk hopes to upend the world’s largest shared reference point with an AI-generated encyclopedia that spins a version of reality that more closely reflects his own beliefs.
A magnifying glass zooms in on the Reddit logo.
Reddit found a valuable revenue stream in licensing its deep content library to OpenAI and Google. Now it’s going after Perplexity, Anthropic and the middlemen that circumvent anti-scraping technologies.
An image of the White House is overlaid with the circuit of an AI chip.
While the Trump administration pushes for deregulation and threatens to penalize states for passing AI laws, dozens of states are forging ahead with their own rules, establishing safeguards around frontier models and chatbots.
A hand reaches out from a computer screen to grab a resume.
Recruiters say those viral hidden prompt for resumes don’t work — and might cost you interviews.
A photo of Perplexity's website announcing the launch of Comet.
Comet’s AI assistant can help you find relevant roles, search for LinkedIn contacts and fill out online applications all in one place. Here are a few tricks I learned when I put it to the test.
An employee sits in front of a computer screen with AI-generated workslop.
A growing share of workplace material and communication is now AI-generated — and much of it is useless. Experts are calling it “workslop,” and it’s quietly draining efficiency and employee trust. Here’s what leaders should do about it.
Oracle headquarters sign.
With massive AI infrastructure projects and a deal to control TikTok’s U.S. operations underway, Oracle is one of the most influential forces in American technology and policy.
A burned-out worker lays their head between two laptops.
Stalled hiring and the rise of AI are ratcheting up pressure at work, leaving employees exhausted yet unwilling to gamble on a bleak job market.