OpinionworkPublished June 5, 2026Updated September 1, 2026

AI Sawed Off the First Rung of the Career Ladder

The entry-level job is disappearing. Not because AI is taking over everything — because it is exceptionally good at doing the thing young people used to get hired to do.

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The entry-level job is disappearing. Not because AI is taking over everything — because it is exceptionally good at doing the thing young people used to get hired to do.

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