San Francisco, United States, April 12, 2026 (AFP) - 'Stop hiring humans'? Silicon Valley confronts AI job panic

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AI industry insiders want workers to code smarter, think harder and lean into their humanity -- but still dodge the question of how many jobs artificial intelligence will destroy. The reassurance rang out across HumanX, a four-day conference drawing some 6,500 investors, entrepreneurs and tech executives, even as a blunt advertisement at the entrance set the tone: "Stop hiring humans." On the main stage, May Habib, chief executive of an AI platfo......

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