Anthropic has nearly stopped hiring junior staff because AI agents now work six times as many hours
Anthropic is hiring fewer and fewer junior staff in technical roles. The share of junior positions among new hires dropped from 27 to 9 percent since early 2025. By August 2026, AI agents across the company were already logging six times as many hours as humans. Researchers warn of a "tragedy of the cognitive commons": if junior positions disappear, experienced specialists will be in short supply down the road. That is, assuming such specialists are even needed anymore.
Via The Decoder
Anthropic is hiring fewer and fewer junior employees in technical roles, while the hours logged by its AI agents keep climbing.
According to an internal study published by the AI company, the share of junior positions in technical departments dropped from 21 percent to 14 percent since early 2025. New hires took a bigger hit. The junior share there fell from 27 percent to just 9 percent. Open junior roles declined especially sharply starting in December 2025.
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