AI Takeover Tracker
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
AI Slop Causes Hiring Cost to Double
Good morning, the cost to hire a tech worker from a job board has doubled since last year. Largely due to AI slop flooding the hiring process and AI skills being in a shortage. We reviewed 589 articles for this edition. These are the stories you should know.
Headlines & Launches
Cost to Hire From Job Boards has Doubled(2 min read)
StaffingHub
The median cost to hire a technology worker via traditional job boards skyrocketed to $2,795 in 2025, more than doubling in just one year. This massive spike suggests automated screening and AI spam are breaking traditional recruitment channels.
GitLab Cuts 350 Jobs, Focusing More On AI(2 min read)
The Wall Street Journal
The software development platform is cutting roughly 350 employees to reallocate resources toward machine learning features. Another one added to the growing list.
OECD Says Companies Lack Workers With AI Skills(3 min read)
Fortune
This is a theme we've seen a lot. Companies are paying a premium for people who can effectively use AI.
Tesla Deploying Robotaxis in Texas(2 min read)
Reuters
They already have 50 humanless cars in Austin. Dallas and Houston will be added soon.
Morgan Stanley Will Allow AI Agents to Access Their Wealth Management Platform(2 min read)
CNBC Tech
They say it will let clients' agents do tasks currently done by humans using software. I'm not exactly sure what all that means. Maybe check balances, holdings, and research? Possibly trade stocks?
Quick Links
How Meta, JPMorgan, and Others Track AI Use(3 min read) — Weird spot where they want employees to use AI so employees are inflating their usage, but it's getting expensive.
AI skills are at a premium. Most people still seem to think AI is only used in chat.
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