YouGov data also found that one in four businesses are hiring more freelancers and contractors and plan to continue doing so.

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In the technology world, we know everyone has an opinion. You can just take watershed moments like the introduction of algorithmic feeds instead of chronological, and the impacts this had in culture and public discourse, internet life and social welbeing, as a matter of Public Health. And it's not an exaggeration: the exacerbation of a certain kind of search triggers another entire list of suggestions, and you end up with a content offering that shows what you configured for yourself, but at the same time, most of it is what the platform (just pick one) was tracking about your behavior.

A new study of tech workers offers an answer: quite a lot.

Did you know that during the 2021-2024 talent wars, offshore supervisors were fast-tracked to Managers in under 2 years—without doing real manager-level work? Now, AI is automating the checklist layer, exposing a massive skills-gap crisis for over-titled, under-skilled talent. Leaders from Citrin Cooperman, Armanino, and PKF O'Connor Davies clear the air: No panic firing, but the era of 'Lollipop Titles' is officially dead. India's offshore accounting industry is far from doomed. But we can't say the same thing about the talent. Every single Indian leader we spoke to echoed the same thing: Offshore accounting is built on a stack of human judgment, client relationships and the process layer getting automated. But AI is certainly exposing India’s skills gap crisis...singling out the overtitled, overpaid managers.

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