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		svantana 9 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I don't care how well your "AI" works According to that site, there were more tech layoffs in 2022 than in 2024 or 2025. Doesn't that speak against the "AI is taking tech jobs" hypothesis?

hamdingers 9 days ago | [–]

Massive, embarrassingly shortsighted overhiring in 2020 and 2021 seems like the more likely culprit.

amrocha 8 days ago | [–]

I agree, I think AI taking jobs is all smoke and mirrors by companies trying to gas up their stock prices

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