Who Gets the 750,000 New AI Jobs? Mark Cuban Has a Warning
Key Summary
Mark Cuban warns that the threat to jobs lies not with AI itself, but with individuals who master AI skills. US employers cited AI in 120,136 job cuts through September, but a Gallup survey found that tech workers who used AI less than monthly faced 3 times the layoff risk of monthly users. Conversely, AI job postings on LinkedIn rose 156% between 2024 and 2025, with demand for data annotators, AI engineers, and data center jobs creating over 750,000 new positions since 2023, with median salaries of $180,000.
Employers have cited artificial intelligence (AI) in more than twice as many US job cuts this year as in all of 2025. Billionaire investor Mark Cuban, however, says workers are watching the wrong threat. Cuban’s argument shifts the focus from the technology to the people using it. New hiring data and a Gallup survey suggest