The launch of DINQ's AI-native career network addresses what the company identifies as one of the most urgent constraints on artificial intelligence adoption: a severe global shortage of qualified, impact-driven talent. As AI accelerates across industries, the primary bottleneck is no longer capital or infrastructure but access to proven, skilled professionals. Industry estimates suggest more than two million AI-related roles will remain unfilled globally in 2026, a problem exacerbated by hiring platforms that rely on outdated systems.
Traditional resumes are static documents, and keyword-based searches often fail when job descriptions are imperfect. Many top AI researchers and engineers do not maintain profiles on conventional professional networks, and their actual work—code, research papers, and open-source contributions—remains scattered and difficult for recruiters to assess comprehensively. DINQ aims to close this gap by creating a dynamic professional identity purpose-built for the AI era.
The core of the platform is the DINQ Card, which aggregates a user's research, repositories, and professional signals from platforms like GitHub, arXiv, Google Scholar, and LinkedIn into a single, continuously updated profile. This allows hiring teams to evaluate candidates based on what they have built and contributed, rather than solely on their employment history or educational pedigree.
"AI is not just changing how we hire. It is redefining what talent even means," said Sam Ko, founder and CEO of DINQ. "In the AI era, resumes, titles, and static profiles are obsolete. What truly matters is the real signal: what you build, who you collaborate with, and how fast you evolve. AI talent recruitment must shift from keyword matching to understanding people as living systems." Co-founder and COO Kelvin Sun, a serial entrepreneur in talent recruitment who previously served at Sequoia Capital China, emphasized the shift from pedigree to performance. "Recruiters need to see how a candidate contributes, who they have worked with, and where their impact is visible. Our goal is to remove the guesswork and bring clarity to the hiring process," Sun stated.
The platform's launch is timed to align with the beginning of the 2026 hiring cycle, a period that historically sees increased activity from companies and new graduates. DINQ is available now at https://dinq.me, where users can create a DINQ Card at no cost. For the AI industry and businesses investing heavily in technical infrastructure, the platform represents a potential solution to a critical talent discovery problem that could otherwise hinder innovation and growth.
