The AI Boom Is Putting The Career Ladder Into Question. It Is Also Leading Older Workers To Early Retirement

Workers age 55 and older in occupations with greater exposure to AI became more likely to leave employment after ChatGPT was released in November 2022. (Credit: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images)

Artificial intelligence may be shortening the careers of older Americans, particularly those working in well-paid, white-collar occupations that previously allowed employees to remain on the job longer, according to a new study.

In a study titled "Are the Careers of Older Workers Being Cut Short by AI?," the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College found that workers age 55 and older in occupations with greater exposure to AI became more likely to leave employment after ChatGPT was released in November 2022.