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Emma Burleigh

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says employers need to hire Gen Z even if 'AI can do the interns' work'—or one day, the bots will outnumber bosses

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky (Credit: Eugene Gologursky / Stringer / Getty Images)

Gen Z graduates are stepping out of college and into a tough labor market: major employers are slimming down their workforces, AI is automating human roles, and entry-level jobs are gradually disappearing. But that trend could spell trouble in the long run. Now, Airbnb’s CEO Brian Chesky, is sounding the alarm against employers shutting Gen Z out of work. 

“[AI] can do a lot of lower-level, more entry-level position jobs. But if no young people can get jobs, then you have no one in the future to do the highly strategic leadership positions,” Chesky told ABC News in a recent interview. 

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