800% Jump in Postings for a New Kind of AI Role: Forward-Deployed Engineers
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The article reports an 800% increase in job postings for 'forward-deployed engineers', a role that some commenters believe is just a rebranding of contractors, sparking skepticism about the novelty of the position.
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xenospn
about 2 months ago
Literally just rebranded contractors.
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