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The remarks came at Internapalooza, a networking event for summer interns, at a moment when AI is already shrinking the internship pipeline that typically converts students into full-time hires. Related reporting notes a Swiss study found fewer job ads aimed at career starters as automation absorbs entry-level tasks, though Adecco's CEO has argued AI is changing jobs rather than destroying them. Altman also said a single founder with enough AI tooling can build a startup essentially alone, a comment that cuts against the value of entry-level hiring even though he didn't intend it that way. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [AI-native startups hire fewer juniors, Harvard finds](https://daily.dev/posts/ai-native-startups-hire-fewer-juniors-harvard-finds-uyf2t8vds) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Altman: You think AI is inefficient? 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