AI Impact: Junior Dev Roles Down 20%, Publisher Traffic Plunges 38%
emmanuelvivier · x · 2026-08-31
The AI sector saw no summer slowdown. Agent token consumption is now 5x human usage, growing 14x since February. Executive focus shifted from model selection to delegating processes and liability. Effects are asymmetric: junior developer roles dropped 20%, publisher traffic fell up to 38%, while pioneer companies output 8.3x more.
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