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The juxtaposition in the headline implies that A.I. coding tools are the cause of unemployment for new grads. I find this sort of headline to be intentionally m
by babblingfish 1y ago
The juxtaposition in the headline implies that A.I. coding tools are the cause of unemployment for new grads. I find this sort of headline to be intentionally misleading. But sadly, A.I. gets clicks. There's no evidence that A.I. coding tools are causative of unemployment. The simpler and more likely explanation is that big tech companies overhired during the pandemic and now are doing layoffs to adjust course. Correlation being presented as causation is lazy reporting.
> As the industry embraces A.I. coding tools, computer science graduates say they’re struggling to land tech jobs.
- xnx 1y agoThe story provides multiple explanations for the difficult job market, not just (or even primarily) AI.
- srj 1y agoI've seen zero job loss from AI but substantial job loss to off-shoring. What you said about over-hiring I think is also true, but if you look at headcount numbers they have dropped only marginally. The geographic distribution of that headcount however has shifted in a big way to India, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. The reason is obvious, people in those countries are paid far less (often 1/3 or 1/4) compared to their US counterparts. It seems this rarely gets discussed in the media though. As you said, AI gets more readership attention. I also get the impression people feel there's something culturally offensive about discussing off-shoring.
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