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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-   
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