AI is becoming the easiest explanation for tech layoffs, but most of the industry's recent cuts were driven by overhiring, investor pressure, and changing economic conditions long before AI became the headline.
Companies are quietly freezing junior developer hiring while celebrating AI productivity gains. The short-term math works. The long-term consequences could reshape the entire software industry.
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