Younger Workers Will Win the AI Economy: Essay

It’s a bad time to be a 22-year-old coder. As artificial intelligence presses forward, job growth has slowed in US occupations that AI can do — not overall, but specifically for workers age 22-25. That’s led to warning after warning: AI could sever the career ladder, taking over entry-level tasks and leaving younger workers permanently disconnected from the economy.

Maybe.

Coverage of AI threatening entry-level jobs has been so extensive that the narrative is starting to feel like common sense. But there’s no economic rule that dictates a new technology will hurt young workers most; often it’s the reverse. ...