Didn't companies inflate jobs availability to look more successful? And couldn't that now be an indication they arent smart enough to utilize AI?

Link is a regurgitated version of this article: https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-hiring-white-collar-reces...

Do the analyses account for the economic conditions? I see two citations for less jobs since 2022, but the world has changed significantly since then, not just by the introduction in generative AI. Correlation vs causation etc etc