AI impact on jobs may be a quiet hiring freeze, not mass layoffs
VraserX · x · 2026-08-29
Contrary to fears of "mass AI layoffs," the author suggests the real impact will be subtler: companies may simply stop hiring new graduates, as senior employees paired with AI can handle the workload. This represents a quiet, structural shift in the labor market rather than a dramatic firing event.
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