The job market is actually getting a boost from AI: Turns out human workers are cheaper
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When Nvidia, Uber, and Microsoft are called out for “wasted AI budgets,” boards start asking whether headcount is actually cheaper than GPU experiments. If you’re pitching AI projects on cost savings alone, expect harder scrutiny—tie them to revenue or defensibility, or watch hiring win the budget fight.
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