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Posted by WhatsTheBigIdea 1 day ago

IBM tripling entry-level jobs after finding the limits of AI adoption(fortune.com)
133 points | 51 commentspage 2
jerlam 1 day ago|
Probably not on the IBM jobs site yet, where the number of entry level jobs is low compared to the size of the company (~250k):

https://www.ibm.com/careers/search?field_keyword_18[0]=Entry...

Total: 240

United States: 25

India: 29

Canada: 15

google234123 21 hours ago|
Aren't those general jobs opening. Like junior swe only needs a single generic posting for all positions
awesome_dude 2 days ago||
> In the HR department, entry-level staffers now spend time intervening when HR chatbots fall short, correcting output and talking to managers as needed, rather than fielding every question themselves.

The job is essentially changing from "You have to know what to say, and say it" to "make sure the AI says what you know to be right"

westurner 2 days ago||
Tripling entry-level hiring is a good plan.

> Some executives and economists argue that younger workers are a better investment for companies in the midst of technological upheaval.

verdverm 1 day ago|
IBM, in the midst of a tech upheaval? They are so dysfunctional, it's the core of why I left
Nextgrid 3 hours ago||
Bold move.

Not because it's wrong, but because it risks initiating the collapse of the AI bubble and the whole "AI is gonna replace all skilled work, any day now, just give us another billion".

Seems like IBM can no longer wait for that day.

int0x29 3 hours ago||
Is IBM invested big in LLMs? I don't get the impression they have much to lose there.
cootsnuck 40 minutes ago||
They said they're going to invest like $150B over five years. Which is quite a bit smaller than other big tech firms.

They have their Granite family of models, but they're small language models so surely significantly less resources are going into them.

bayindirh 3 hours ago|||
Their CEO already said what he's thinking about all the spending [0].

[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46124324

platevoltage 3 hours ago|||
Good. Nobody needs to rip that bandaid off. Might as well be IBM.
brianwawok 3 hours ago||
I mean it’s IBM. On average, 70% of their decisions are bad ones. Not sure I’d pay a single bit of attention to what they do.
Nextgrid 3 hours ago|||
To a non-technical individual IBM is still seen as a reputable brand (their consulting business would've been bankrupt long ago otherwise) and they will absolutely pay attention.
small_model 2 hours ago||||
Agree, They could have owned the home computer market, but were out-manvoured by a couple of young programmers. They are hardly the company you want to look to for guidance on the future.
bayindirh 3 hours ago|||
Yeah, they are only 114 years old. How they can have the knowledge to stay afloat in trying times like this?
xhkkffbf 3 hours ago||
Perhaps I'm being cynical, but could they be leaving out some detail? Perhaps they're replacing even more older workers with entry level workers than before? Maybe the AI makes the entry level workers just as good-- and much cheaper.
faragon 1 day ago||
With the workforce may happen like with DRAM and NAND flash memories: unexpected demand in one side leaving without enough offer in other sides.
joe_mamba 3 hours ago|
Doubt it. Unless we go through another decade of ZIRP tied to a newly invented hyped technology that lacks specialists, and discovering new untapped markets, there's not gonna be any massive demand spike of junior labor in tech that can't be met causing wages to shoot up.

The "learn to code" saga has run its course. Coder is the new factory worker job where I live, a commodity.

newzino 3 hours ago||
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ChrisArchitect 18 hours ago|
[dupe] Earlier: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46995146
dang 4 hours ago|
Thanks - we-ve merged that thread hither.