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Re:The Companies Cutting Headcount for AI Will Lose to the O... by gwbas1c on Friday May 22, 2026 @10:21AM (#48236256)
> So, if I want to grow my company, shouldn't I hire MORE programmers?

You take the same pot of money and allocate it differently:

2010s: Hire 10 programmers

2020s: Hire 9 programmers and pay for the best AI money can buy

The 9 programmers with AI will be more productive than the 10 without.

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Re:The Companies Cutting Headcount for AI Will Lose to the O... by squidbeak on Friday May 22, 2026 @11:09AM (#48237003)
Late 2020s, hire 5 developers and pay for the best AI money can buy.

2029, hire a developer and pay for the best AI money can buy.

2030, pay for the best money AI can buy.

At some point anything any nuanced business context a team needs and that requires humans today will be digested in AI onboarding.

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