AI is causing more software engineers to be hired, insists Huang even as Q1 2026 saw over 100,000 tech jobs slashed.
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"Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic"
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"Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic"
— Arthur C. Clarke
AI is causing more software engineers to be hired, insists Huang even as Q1 2026 saw over 100,000 tech jobs slashed.
OpenAI chief Sam Altman says he is “delighted to be wrong” about AI’s short-term impact on entry-level white-collar jobs, a relief that sits awkwardly against Q1 2026, when over 100,000 tech employees were laid off globally by firms including Oracle, Meta, Amazon and Cloudflare.
Meta might axe at least 16,000 jobs this year due to its aggressive push on AI infrastructure.
