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Benedict Collins

‘You’re effed’: Palantir CEO says AI ‘will destroy humanities jobs’ – but Gen Z workers are apparently deliberately sabotaging AI rollouts in an effort to fight back

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  • AI CEOs warn entry level jobs are being taken by AI
  • Executives don't want to promote employees who can't use AI
  • Gen Z workers are sabotaging AI rollouts in protest against the technology

At the World Economic Forum in January 2026, Palantir CEO and co-founder Alex Karp declared AI “will destroy humanities jobs,” but will benefit the market for vocationally trained, creative people.

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