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Re:Thousands of CEOs just admitted AI had no impact on emplo... by vjk800 on Wednesday February 18, 2026 @03:16AM (#47058561)
> I think companies will need fewer engineers but there will be more companies.

This would be strange, because all other technology development in history has taken things the exact opposite direction; larger companies that can do things on scale and outcompete smaller ones.

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Re:Thousands of CEOs just admitted AI had no impact on emplo... by aurareturn on Wednesday February 18, 2026 @03:23AM (#47058618) 

  This would be strange, because all other technology development in history has taken things the exact opposite direction; larger companies that can do things on scale and outcompete smaller ones.
I don't think this has always been true.

Youtube allowed many more small media production companies - sometimes just one person in their garage.

Shopify allowed many more small retailers.

Steam & cheap game engines allowed many more indie game developers instead of just a few big studios.

It likely depends on the stage of the tech development. I can see Youtube channels consolidating into a few very large channels. But today, there are far more media production companies than 30 years ago.

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Re:Thousands of CEOs just admitted AI had no impact on emplo... by trollbridge on Wednesday February 18, 2026 @09:10AM (#47061092)
That’s an argument for giant companies at scale like Google/YouTube.
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Re:Thousands of CEOs just admitted AI had no impact on emplo... by aurareturn on Wednesday February 18, 2026 @02:15PM (#47065041)
I don't think so. Are there more media production entities now or in the 2000s?
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