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Yikes. That is a brutal number of layoffs.
I'm sure those 1,000 people will have no problem finding work... Once all the other places are done with their layoffs and AI has filled in the gaps, and... Welp, maybe i have to reconsider that first statement 😬
best advice for anyone looking for work these days is to learn a trade. I'm sure the drive for unimpeded profits will eventually crater even those types of jobs through AI and automation, just not as soon.
I'm betting AI will "fill the gaps" for a while until profits start to drop due to AI not being ready for primetime in most capacities. Then they'll start hiring back real people to fix the damage for a few years before trying it all over again.
If AI could do all the work of engineers, the engineers would be using it right now to do their job, while relaxing on the sofa and getting paid.
I'm sure some enterprise jobs could be automated though. Stuff like filling in excel sheets with the same things every day.
I've already seen this. If you know some programming and not a software person, you can probably automate a good chunk of your work