One of the biggest fears of the AI boom is that the technology will destroy jobs, starting with entry-level programmers and eventually coming for all manner of white-collar work.
This week, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the “jobs apocalypse” isn’t turning out as bad as he’d feared, noting, “I’m delighted to be wrong about this.”
One tech job that had appeared at risk of AI replacement was cybersecurity engineer. But The New York Times reports that the role is now going through a “hiring frenzy,” and tech recruiters can’t keep up with demand for them.
One of the driving forces behind the surge in cybersecurity roles is the emergence of Anthropic’s Mythos AI model — which is being held back by the company due to its advanced cyber capabilities until companies can shore up defenses.
The demise of software engineering roles in general may have been overblown as well. According to the report, engineers are still needed to manage AI agents, which are increasingly writing the bulk of the code at Big Tech companies.
One tech job that had appeared at risk of AI replacement was cybersecurity engineer. But The New York Times reports that the role is now going through a “hiring frenzy,” and tech recruiters can’t keep up with demand for them.
One of the driving forces behind the surge in cybersecurity roles is the emergence of Anthropic’s Mythos AI model — which is being held back by the company due to its advanced cyber capabilities until companies can shore up defenses.
The demise of software engineering roles in general may have been overblown as well. According to the report, engineers are still needed to manage AI agents, which are increasingly writing the bulk of the code at Big Tech companies.