Thanks To AI, San Francisco's Tech Companies Are Hiring Again (bloomberg.com) 15
After months of painful job cuts, companies in San Francisco's tech sector stepped up hiring in May, spurred in part by an artificial intelligence boom, according to a new report. From a report: San Francisco and neighboring San Mateo County added 2,800 jobs in the tech sector in May, according to the city's latest employment update. The new hires mean the region has recovered 38% of jobs since a wave of industry cuts began in late 2022, said San Francisco's chief economist Ted Egan.
"The stock market, especially Big Tech, is doing very well this year and that tends to be a leading indicator for hiring, especially in San Francisco," said Egan. He expects the artificial intelligence sector accounted for much of the job growth given the "huge chunk of buzz" the industry is generating. Companies like OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, and Anthropic, which recently raised $450 million for a competing AI-powered chatbot, are both based in San Francisco. While the latest data indicates an AI-fueled hiring increase, it does not provide a breakdown of where the new jobs were located between San Francisco and nearby cities to the south in San Mateo County.
"The stock market, especially Big Tech, is doing very well this year and that tends to be a leading indicator for hiring, especially in San Francisco," said Egan. He expects the artificial intelligence sector accounted for much of the job growth given the "huge chunk of buzz" the industry is generating. Companies like OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, and Anthropic, which recently raised $450 million for a competing AI-powered chatbot, are both based in San Francisco. While the latest data indicates an AI-fueled hiring increase, it does not provide a breakdown of where the new jobs were located between San Francisco and nearby cities to the south in San Mateo County.
Typical Job Listing (Score:1, Troll)
"Senior Prompt Engineer wanted, must have 14 years experience in chatGPT 6 prompt engineering and architecture. Please no creepy anime guys."
Re:Typical Job Listing (Score:4, Insightful)
Something along those lines [twitter.com] I guess?
So yes, people, that shit is real. And usually a pretty good indicator where NOT to apply, even if you HAD the experience. Because even if you know that technology inside and out and even if you know what's what, they very obviously DON'T.
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Something along those lines (4+ years of experience in FastAPI.) I guess?
Ha Ha perfect example!
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The kicker is that the creator of the API could not apply because even he would not have enough experience with it. The person who by definition has the most experience with it.
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does my years of using bing as the sole search engine grant me super powers? and how should i add it to my resume.
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"Senior Prompt Engineer wanted, must have 14 years experience in chatGPT 6 prompt engineering and architecture. Please no creepy anime guys."
And you can Work From Home...to avoid all the nastiness of Downtown SanFran
Another bubble (Score:1)
Someone has to do something with all those GPUs purchased for the crypto-bubble I guess. Hiring/investments during the "Peak of Inflated Expectations" is always a bad idea.
I see what happened (Score:1)
"Let's fire all our employees and use AI to fill in the gaps!"
One week later...
"Uhm, we need to rehire our employees, and a few extras, to clean up the mess caused by us using AIs. Also a bunch of a lawyers to deal with the defamation lawsuits"
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Wanted: Entry Level Boot Licker (Score:3)
Tongue must be healthy. Employee responsible for own supplies. Drinks not provided.
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Senior ChatGPT engineer will to work for bananas (Score:2)
+ 10 year hands-on experience with ChatGPT4 is a minimum requirement.