Podcast

August 28, 2025

How AI is transforming startups — for better or worse

And why we're going from "an era of specialism to an era of generalism" in the talent market

Amy Lewin

1 min read

If you work at a tech startup, AI is a boon and a bane, empowering tiny teams to build at scale while wiping out entry-level jobs and flooding LinkedIn with “AI slop.”

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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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