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The tech sector continues to shed jobs, even as artificial intelligence is increasingly deployed to automate tasks. This is occurring while the accounting industry, often considered ripe for AI disruption due to its rule-based nature, is exhibiting remarkable stability. The disparity highlights the complex and uneven impact of AI across different sectors. While tech companies are correcting pandemic-era overhiring and leveraging AI to replace certain coding roles, the accounting field appears less immediately affected. This raises important questions about the accessibility and future of the tech industry, and why the anticipated AI-driven transformation is unfolding differently in finance. (Source: Reddit thread analyzing the situation: [https://old.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1lyelqm/why_is_the_tech_industry_experiencing_more/])