What Daniel Lemire thinks about hiring

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Computer science professor who works on fast data processing; co-author of the simdjson parser and a weekly blogger about software performance since 2004.

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2 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Daniel Lemire has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. 20 Sept 2026

   Our readingAcademic publishing functions mainly to sort people for jobs rather than to produce useful knowledge.

   Their wordsThe purpose of the academic output is to sort people out for jobs.

   ↗AI is breaking the academic sorting machinelemire.me 1st of 3 in this piece

3. 20 Sept 2026

   Our readingMost people who complete a PhD today will not land a tenure-track or tenured position, and the odds keep shrinking.

   Their wordsIf you hold a PhD today, your chance of having a tenure-track or tenured position is about 10% and falling.

   ↗AI is breaking the academic sorting machinelemire.me 2nd of 3 in this piece