Big Companies Are Starting to Hire Again, Defying Predictions of AI Wipeout
theanonymousone
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July 29, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)
toomuchtodo
Businesses could only hold out so long hoping AI was going to provide the productivity gains needed to avoid hiring.
Schiendelman
Another data point that it wasn't "AI wipeout" at all, but rather covid overhiring.
deterministic
No firewall?