By The Herald’s View
Publication Date: 2026-03-13 18:00:00
Artificial intelligence has begun to eat itself, and struggling tech companies are beginning to lay off staff in a major shift aimed at the professional middle class.
Not long ago these jobs were Australia’s brave new place to work. Governments have urged universities to offer technical courses for job-ready graduates, while massive fee increases have actively discouraged students choosing to study courses that emphasize critical assessment, such as humanities and social sciences.
But workers who rose to fame at the height of the tech boom now face the frightening prospect of suddenly being overwhelmed as AI spreads like wildfire, its proliferation eroding profits as investors flee and stock prices collapse.
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