Pulse CEO lin fan predicts tech firms will hire only AI talent in 2027

On September 9, 2026, Interface News reported that Lin Fan, CEO of Pulse, stated that competition for foundational model talent among major companies and top startups has intensified this year. Salaries for recent graduates in AI fields have reached several million to even tens of millions of yuan. Lin Fan noted that Pulse's AI talent recruitment has grown by 7.9 times this year, with about 30-40% of current job postings being AI-related. Lin Fan claimed that most white-collar work can be accomplished by Coding Agents, leading him to predict that tech firms will exclusively hire AI talent in 2027. He argued that AI users can produce up to three times more output than non-AI users, making AI talent a clear priority for companies willing to pay up to 30% more. Meanwhile, JD.com introduced AI interviews in its 2027 campus recruitment process, and Xiaomi launched its 2027 global campus recruitment, with AI-related roles increasing by 50% and making up 70% of the positions in research and development.