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Help Wanted: ‘Forward-Deployed’ Humans for the A.I. Era

Help Wanted: ‘Forward-Deployed’ Humans for the A.I. Era
NYT Business Sunday 30 August 2026, 09:00 UTC By Lora Kelley 1 min read
Key Points

Start-ups are using the military-derived term to glorify customer-facing work as clients seek people to help set up artificial intelligence tools.

Start-ups are using the military-derived term to glorify customer-facing work as clients seek people to help set up artificial intelligence tools.
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