$80m jobs start-up says AI roles have surged 500 per cent
Australia's biggest salary comparison start-up says the number of artificial intelligence jobs at local tech companies has increased fivefold over the past 12 months.
Its co-founder, Raymond Siems, said the dramatic increase shows how quickly the industry has shifted in the 2½ years since the release of OpenAI's ChatGPT. He spoke to The Australian Financial Review on the back of acquiring rival comparison tool Compete for an undisclosed sum earlier this month.
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