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When VCs and investors keep saying 'There will be new jobs', they never tell you exactly what they are - on purpose. Now we know that it is actually being a da

by rvz 9mo ago

When VCs and investors keep saying 'There will be new jobs', they never tell you exactly what they are - on purpose. Now we know that it is actually being a data labeller, AI tutor and content moderator, but in very low wage countries such as in India. This is the post-AGI reality. 'Abundance', but not for you.

alephnerd 9mo ago
That's false. We expect that jobs are growing at both ends of the income distribution with AI [0][1] - yes there are a ton of data annotators and content moderators now, but literally the overwhelming majority of us also expect to see an expansion in standard SWE and SWE adjacent roles with AI/ML vibe coding becoming the norm. The reason you are facing job losses right now is because Joe in Cary who learnt to code at a bootcamp can't justify being paid $180k a year when I can hire Jan for $90k in Karlin [2] or Jamila for $60k in Koramangla [3] while maintaining equivalent performance and output. Having a president pass an executive order to distract from the Gold Card announcement [4] also played a role [5] just like we warned would happen. [0] - https://www.ft.com/content/267037e8-a71f-4025-acca-f441fe712212 https://www.ft.com/content/267037e8-a71f-4025-acca-f441fe712... [1] - https://www.ft.com/content/d6fdc04f-85cf-4358-a686-298c3de0e25b https://www.ft.com/content/d6fdc04f-85cf-4358-a686-298c3de0e... [2] - https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/prague-metropolitan-area https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/prague-... [3] - https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/greater-bengaluru https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/greater... [4] - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-signs-proclamation-that-adds-100k-annual-fee-to-h-1b-visas-for-high-skilled-workers https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-signs-proclamati... [5] - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-03/alphabet-plots-big-expansion-in-india-as-us-restricts-visas https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-03/alphabet-...

by rvz 9mo ago

alephnerd 9mo ago

That's false. We expect that jobs are growing at both ends of the income distribution with AI [0][1] - yes there are a ton of data annotators and content moderators now, but literally the overwhelming majority of us also expect to see an expansion in standard SWE and SWE adjacent roles with AI/ML vibe coding becoming the norm. The reason you are facing job losses right now is because Joe in Cary who learnt to code at a bootcamp can't justify being paid $180k a year when I can hire Jan for $90k in Karlin [2] or Jamila for $60k in Koramangla [3] while maintaining equivalent performance and output. Having a president pass an executive order to distract from the Gold Card announcement [4] also played a role [5] just like we warned would happen. [0] - https://www.ft.com/content/267037e8-a71f-4025-acca-f441fe712212 https://www.ft.com/content/267037e8-a71f-4025-acca-f441fe712... [1] - https://www.ft.com/content/d6fdc04f-85cf-4358-a686-298c3de0e25b https://www.ft.com/content/d6fdc04f-85cf-4358-a686-298c3de0e... [2] - https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/prague-metropolitan-area https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/prague-... [3] - https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/greater-bengaluru https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/greater... [4] - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-signs-proclamation-that-adds-100k-annual-fee-to-h-1b-visas-for-high-skilled-workers https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-signs-proclamati... [5] - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-03/alphabet-plots-big-expansion-in-india-as-us-restricts-visas https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-03/alphabet-...