While the artificial intelligence industry says AI will replace entry-level jobs, not all companies are slowing hiring for these positions. In IBM’s case, it’s everything.

Hardware giant IBM plans to triple entry-level hiring in the US by 2026, according to report from Bloomberg. Nickle LaMoreaux, IBM’s chief human resources officer, announced the initiative at Charter’s Leading with AI Summit on Tuesday.

“And yes, it’s for all the jobs we’ve been told AI can do,” LaMoreaux said.

These jobs look different than the entry-level jobs IBM used to offer, he explained. According to LaMoreaux, he has gone through and changed the descriptions for these entry-level jobs so that they are less focused on areas that can really be automated by AI — like coding — and more focused on areas that are driven by people like customer engagement.

This strategy makes sense. Even if a business like IBM doesn’t need the same amount of entry-level talent it did in the past, developing less experienced workers can help ensure these employees have the skills needed for higher-level roles down the road.

IBM did not specify how many people they will hire in this initiative. TechCrunch has reached out to IBM for more information on its hiring plans.

This year will be an important one in terms of what impact AI will have on the hiring market as it looks. A study by MIT in 2025 estimated that 11.7% of jobs are likely to be automated by AI. A Survey by TechCrunch found that many investors think that 2026 will begin to show the potential impact of AI on the labor market – even without being asked about specific labor.