Remember Robocop, the dystopian Eighties classic in which an evil corporation tried to replace the police with AI-driven death machines? Turns out that the real nightmare of the future might be something even more mundane – Robobank, where automation quietly guts entry-level employment.
The City’s enthusiastic embrace of artificial intelligence is leading to a bonfire of entry-level jobs. Figures from job-search website Adzuna reveal that ground-level job openings have plummeted by nearly a third (31.9 per cent) since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022.