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Well at least companies use AI as a reason for layoffs / not hiring. Though there are other reasons that may be masking.

Generally what actually seems to be happening is companies want to focus on AI so they close non-AI parts of their business and beef up the AI parts. Which isn’t the same as “replacing engineers with AI”




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