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Ernie Tedeschi analyzes US business application data showing total new filings accelerating past 500K by 2026 while likely-employer applications remain stalled near 100K, attributing the gap to AI tools

— Noah Smith reposted and Marc Andreessen quote-tweeted the analysis.

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Pete SkomorochPS#1482@PETESKOMOROCHOPMarc Andreessen 🇺🇸MA#100Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸|@PMARCA

No, the timing is wrong for that. This shows the fraud.

10:54 AM · May 20, 2026 View on X

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