AI is eliminating jobs: You might be surprised which age group is getting hit the hardest
Artificial Intelligence is having a huge impact on the lives of many.
Artificial intelligence isn’t just coming for the factory workers or call centres anymore, it’s starting to reshape the American job market as a whole. A new government-backed report suggests that millions of roles could be swept up in the coming wave of automation, and the group taking the biggest hit might not be who you think.
The study, led by Democratic senators and supported by data analysed through AI models like ChatGPT, warns that roughly 100 million U.S. jobs could be affected as businesses turn to machines for cheaper, faster output.
It highlights a wide range of at-risk sectors, with everything from customer service and accounting to education and fast food all under threat.
Workers ages 22–25 see 13% decline in employment
And here’s the twist: younger workers, especially those in entry-level or early-career positions who will feel the brunt of it. Many of the jobs easiest to automate tend to be stepping stones for people just starting out. “The AI revolution is beginning to have a significant and disproportionate impact on entry-level workers in the American labor market,” it writes. Workers ages 22–25 “have experienced a 13% relative decline in employment.”
For a generation already navigating student debt and unstable housing markets, that’s a tough blow. A lead author on the study unfortunately confirmed that “entry-level workers are doing some very well-defined tasks,” and “AI is pretty good at handling those tasks.”
Moving up the ladder, middle-age workers “have so much intensive knowledge that AI is not able to replace. They know they can handle customer relationships. They have some firm-specific experience" which keeps the water levels away from their ankles as things stand.
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The report, highlighted by The Huff Post, doesn’t just sound alarms — it also sketches out a roadmap for how the U.S. might respond in order to prevent a future where AI boosts productivity but leaves millions of young, talented, and aspirational workers behind.
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