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AI could already be stealing jobs from young US workers

Date:
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 20:00:00 +0000

Description:
AI either automates or augments a role, depending on a workers age/experience
level. Automation is the worst news.

FULL STORY

A new paper by researchers at Stanford University has uncovered six truths
about AIs effects on the workforce, and it might not be so good for younger
workers. 

The data shows that younger workers, aged 22-25, in the most AI-exposed jobs
have seen substantial declines in employment since late 2022  this includes
roles like software development and customer support. 

This, the researchers say, has led to stagnant youth employment overall
despite total US employment rates continuing to rise.

AI could be taking younger workers jobs

By July 2025, for example, employment for software developers in this age
group was down nearly 20% compared with late 2022. On the whole, employment 
in the most AI-exposed roles declined by around 6% for this young 
demographic, but older workers (defined as 35-49) saw a 6-9% increase. 

The Stanford paper goes some way to explaining why youth employment has been
relatively flat despite some overall national growth. 

Brynjolfsson, Chandar and Chen  the researchers behind the paper  go one 
sterp further by splitting AI into two distinct categories  automation and
augmentation. 

Younger workers were most affected by AI as automation, which substitutes
tasks and leads to declines in entry-level jobs. 

In contrast, older workers were more likely to be affected by AI as
augmentation, where it supports human work. In this case, the researchers saw
no decline, and sometimes even growth. 

They found employment rates to be hit harder than wages in most cases, with
headcount reductions more likely to occur than pay cuts. Already this 
calendar year, the tech industry has seen over 81,000 layoffs, though this is
down from a 2023 high of 264,000+ (for the full year). 

However, the paper suggests that all hope may not be lost, pointing to
previous trends such as the IT revolution that ultimately led to robust 
growth in employment and real wages following physical and human capital
adjustments. 

With that in mind, its possible that AI could indeed enhance the labor market
all-round, but only after an initial period of turbulence that affects
lower-skilled workers disproportionately.

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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/ai-could-already-be-stealing-jobs-from-young-us-
workers

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