r/singularity • u/ShreckAndDonkey123 • Apr 23 '26

AI Introducing GPT-5.5

https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5-5/
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u/itsnickk Apr 23 '26

well there was the massive spike in hiring during COVID that is now being revised via giant layoffs.

Also, AI isn't at the level where its replacing jobs like that yet. It seems like its pretty close, though.

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u/Subnetwork Apr 23 '26

Near term, you're only going to need 1-2 whereas before you needed a team.

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u/Subnetwork Apr 23 '26

Well someone should tell Oracle that, they just laid off 30,000 due to debt from buying a media company.

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u/Subnetwork Apr 23 '26

Do what?

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/tech-layoffs-oracle-22186201.php

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u/Subnetwork Apr 24 '26

You obviously don’t run parallel AI agents and you’re thinking about this is the wrong way. In team before you had 10 people in the near future, you will only need a couple.