Dev says blog traffic fell from 700k to 7k reads as AI-generated job apps flood market
ericelliott_ · x · 2026-11-02
In a spat about AI's impact on jobs, developer Eric Elliott cites two concrete observations:
- Tech layoffs running at 3x normal volume, with job postings flooded by hundreds of AI-generated applications
- His blog's top-of-funnel reads collapsed from 700k to 7k in months, which he attributes in part to the AI content flood
Anecdotal but a vivid first-hand data point on AI disrupting both hiring and content distribution.
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