Younger Workers Will Win the AI Economy
Artificial intelligence is slowing hiring for junior roles, but history suggests young workers are often best placed to adapt to new technology.
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It’s a bad time to be a 22-year-old coder. As artificial intelligence presses forward, job growth has slowed in US occupations that AI can do — not overall, but specifically for workers age 22-25. That’s led to warning after warning: AI could sever the career ladder, taking over entry-level tasks and leaving younger workers permanently disconnected from the economy.
Maybe.
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