4 Experts Debate AI's Threat to Entry-Level Jobs in Hybrid Work Force
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 9
4 Experts Debate AI's Threat to Entry-Level Jobs in Hybrid Work Force
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 9
Summary
Four experts convened by The New York Times said AI is reshaping the future of work, with the sharpest anxiety centered on entry-level roles and recent graduates.
Recent layoffs tied by companies to AI automation have fueled fears that white-collar starter jobs — including coding paths once seen as routes to six-figure pay — are becoming less secure.
The panel, featuring MIT economist Daron Acemoglu, Wharton professor Ethan Mollick, former Salesforce and Meta AI executive Clara Shih and policy adviser Dean Ball, focused on how workers should prepare for an AI-heavy labor market.
The discussion lands as commencement audiences have booed speeches praising AI, underscoring a widening backlash even though the report says it remains unclear whether AI has yet reduced the total labor force.