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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Joanna Partridge

Gen Z faces ‘job-pocalypse’ as global firms prioritise AI over new hires, report says

A young office worker looks sad or exhausted at her desk. She hangs her head in her hands. In the background, an empty desk is shown defocussed .
The race to adopt AI is putting entry-level roles among those at risk. Photograph: sturti/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Young people entering the workforce are facing a “job-pocalypse”, as business leaders invest in artificial intelligence (AI) rather than new hires, according to a study of global business leaders.

Bosses are prioritising automation through AI to plug skills gaps and allow them to reduce headcount, instead of training up junior members of staff, a report by the British Standards Institution (BSI) found.

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