AI-Heavy Labs Are Hiring Engineers, Not Replacing Them

Gergely Orosz's observation went viral: despite claims that AI writes 90% of code, OpenAI and Anthropic have over 1,400 open positions as they aggressively hire engineers. Ironically, companies heavily investing in AI are the ones laying off staff.

2026-09-23 ~ 2026-09-23 · 2 related posts

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