i'm a junior (a little over 3 yrs xp, some might consider that low senior), and never experienced pre-2023 job market, so i don't really have much to compare the market over the last couple years to. fortunately i had 1-2 years where I didn't use much ai. i don't see my company laying me off in the foreseeable future, but I don't have great pay either. over the last few months i've been getting a few recruiter emails every month, sometimes every week. about 50% are not very applicable to my experience

ai or not, i've always wanted to start my own business, and ai likely will make that easier (maybe)