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cojoel

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5. There will have to be some kind of economic blowback

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Fri Feb 13, 2026, 09:38 PM

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Companies have spent billions of dollars building up infrastructure on hyped promises that are proving for more difficult to deliver than what was promised. And some of these high-flying dorks are going to crash.

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IBM is tripling the number of Gen Z entry-level jobs after finding the limits of AI adoption [View all] usonian Friday OP

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As someone who works in software development, you should be scared. Amishman Saturday #8

I think AI will increase the need for highly skilled tech workers Johnny2X2X Saturday #12

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There will have to be some kind of economic blowback cojoel Friday #5

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Happy Valentine's Day usonian jfz9580m Saturday #6

How kind of you! Thanks. usonian Saturday #10

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