Goldman Sachs economist warns Gen Z tech workers are first on the chopping block as AI shows signs of shaking up the labor market

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• Unemployment among Gen Z workers in the tech sector has risen faster than the sector’s overall unemployment rate and that of young workers in general, according to Joseph Briggs, senior global economist for Goldman Sachs’ research division. On a recent Goldman podcast, Briggs warned young people in tech are most at risk for workforce displacement as a result of AI. 

As artificial intelligence begins to jostle the labor market, it’s Gen Z tech workers who are at greatest risk of being displaced by the technology, one Goldman Sachs economist warns.