The Multi-Tier Subcontracting Pyramid Under Pressure: What Happens to Body-Shop SIers When AI Writes the Code
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Key Points Japan's tajuu-shitauke (multi-layer subcontracting) structure routes enterprise IT work from a prime contractor ( motoke ) down through one or more subcontractor tiers to the engineers who actually write and test the code, a pattern that's persisted, largely unchanged, since the mainfram…
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The Multi-Tier Subcontracting Pyramid Under Pressure: What Happens to Body-Shop SIers When AI Writes the Code