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Feb 17, 2026 · 1 min read

I really like IBM’s thinking outlined in this Deep View post about tripling its entry-level hiring target this year.

> “The entry-level jobs that you had two to three years ago, AI can do most of them … you need to be able to show the real value these individuals can bring now,”
> > “If I were a business owner, I would focus a lot on very strong people, not on fewer people,” Lastras told me. “Because I would want to scale my ability to experiment.”

If you need a goal for this year, this is a good place to start:

> more exploration, more experimentation, more creation