AI is hitting entry-level jobs hardest, Stanford study finds

Ars Technica · 1 month ago · 26

Stanford University economists updated research on AI’s employment effects and found that entry-level workers are losing jobs in more AI-exposed occupations while older workers show little change. Employment for ages 22 to 25 is now 19 percent below peers in less exposed fields, up from a 13 percent gap last year. The reported impact is persisting and expanding for younger workers in those occupations, based on the revised August 2026 analysis of new data.