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Raftergirl

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11. My kid is a Senior Manager Sales Operations for a multinational cybersecurity's software tech firm. He is on a

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 12:08 PM

Feb 14

hiring binge for his team. A lot of analytics involved in that work, but obviously also must need human employees.

He has explained to me a zillion times what he actually does but I still don’t really understand.

I do know that they are very concerned of the damage AI might do to irt cyber security attacks.

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IBM is tripling the number of Gen Z entry-level jobs after finding the limits of AI adoption [View all] usonian Feb 13 OP

AI is garbage Prairie Gates Feb 13 #1

As someone who works in software development, you should be scared. Amishman Feb 14 #8

I think AI will increase the need for highly skilled tech workers Johnny2X2X Feb 14 #12

AI can't be used to create anything the developer using it couldn't do themselves. Shermann Feb 13 #2

IMO,, all AI is cursed in some way or form. sakabatou Feb 13 #3

Would be nice if "$240 billion " IBM could give its retirees a little cost-of-living pension adjustment. I've been sinkingfeeling Feb 13 #4

There will have to be some kind of economic blowback cojoel Feb 13 #5

The dot com crash didn't spell the end of ecommerce and the internet Amishman Feb 14 #9

Happy Valentine's Day usonian jfz9580m Feb 14 #6

How kind of you! Thanks. usonian Feb 14 #10

I didn't even know IBM still existed maxrandb Feb 14 #7

My kid is a Senior Manager Sales Operations for a multinational cybersecurity's software tech firm. He is on a Raftergirl Feb 14 #11