When the Job Description Says AI, but the Data Doesn't

Glassbox found that 44.3% of 6,439 conventional software engineering job records had at least one of ten selected AI-related skills in their extracted profiles, though a mention does not necessarily mean a requirement. In a balanced sample of 30 descriptions, 8 of 15 with AI-related profile skills explicitly discussed using AI tools, while 3 of 15 without those skills still discussed AI tools. The piece argues that "AI" in a job ad can mean building AI products, using AI tools for engineering work, or building and operating AI systems, and that extracted skill profiles are not a substitute for reading the original description.