Sebastian Herrera(@SebasAHerrera):Big Tech companies “definitely overhired during the pandemic and are now making the decisions to correct that overhiring,” @arakharazian told me. Some are “blaming it on AI. But what we’re seeing from firms that are using AI that didn’t have that overhiring problem is that they’re continuing to grow.”

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2026.08.08 17:12

Big Tech companies “definitely overhired during the pandemic and are now making the decisions to correct that overhiring,” @arakharazian told me. Some are “blaming it on AI. But what we’re seeing from firms that are using AI that didn’t have that overhiring problem is that they’re continuing to grow.”