Tag: tech

AI Really Is Eviscerating Entry-Level Jobs, New Data Shows

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According to a new report on New York City jobs data compiled by the nonprofit Center for an Urban Future — first reported by the City — job postings for entry-level roles in “computer and mathematical” occupations has plummeted by 49 percent since 2022, the latest indication that tech firms are using AI to justify a massive slowdown in new hires. Though computer science grads are bearing the brunt of the mayhem, tech jobs may just be the first domino to fall. As Urban Future’s executive director Jon Bowles told the City, “entry-level postings” overall have “fallen off a cliff, and the first rung of the ladder in tech is under pressure.”

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-eviscerating-entry-level-jobs-data-labor-nyc

Looking for a Job in Tech Is More Confusing Than Ever

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A similar role at different companies might be titled with “AI,” or “machine learning,” or “data” or “computer vision,” followed by “engineer,” or “developer” or “architect,” with jargon like “senior” or “associate” or “specialist” thrown in for good measure. “In the last two to three years, we’re seeing an acceleration in the job market’s evolution,” she said, adding that some 20% of the people in the U.S. who took on a new job in the past 12 months took on a job title that didn’t exist in 2000, according to LinkedIn’s data.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/looking-for-a-job-in-tech-is-more-confusing-than-ever-58fbaea1?mod=tech_lead_story