It might seem that exposure to AI in college would ready young people for the rapidly transforming workplace, but the evolving technology may be narrowing their options instead. This disruptive, innovative new technology is impacting Gen-Z workers in a few ways, and may be harming their future job prospects. The trend has bigger implications, since it could dramatically reshape the future of pretty much any company seeking bright, new talent fresh out of college. In a recent New York Times op-ed, LinkedIn’s chief economic opportunity officer, Aneesh Raman warned that AI directly threatens some entry-level jobs. This resonates with other reports showing how capable AI systems are becoming at performing many workplace tasks done by humans, with the loss of coding jobs as a leading example that other industry sectors are starting to follow.
