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AI cartoon by Zimbo: Merv the worried robot intern slumps at a tiny INTERN desk in a vast office of identical agent robots, beside a NOW HIRING sign amended with a pinned NOBODY placard — on Anthropic's report that junior hiring fell 27% to 9% while agents outnumbered employees six to one. — Anthropic's own employment report says junior technical hires collapsed from 27% to 9% — and its AI agents now do more work than its employees. The career ladder, kicked away from the inside.Zimbo for AI News Page

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Anthropic: How employment is changing at Anthropic
Techmeme: Anthropic report on how AI is changing employment at the startup: decline of entry-level technical hiring
AI Weekly: Anthropic Report: Junior Technical Hiring Dropped From 27% to 9%, Agent Hours Outnumber Employees 6:1 by August
The New York Ledger: Anthropic polled 1,334 of its employees. They're more sure than most of us that AI will take over jobs.

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