LinkedIn’s chief economic opportunity officer recently warned that AI is “breaking” entry-level jobs that have historically served as stepping stones for young workers. As Aneesh Raman wrote in The New York Times, “Breaking first is the bottom rung of the career ladder.”
AI tools are performing simple coding and debugging tasks that junior software developers once did to gain experience, along with work that young employees in the legal and retail sectors traditionally handled. Wall Street firms are also reportedly considering steep cuts to entry-level hiring in light of this.
