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Is AI killing entry level jobs?

October 4, 2026 · 25 min

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Is AI coming for your job?

Well, maybe not yet. But there are early warning signs that entry level jobs are getting squeezed and traditional career pathways are closing up.

Research from Stanford Digital Labs in the US has shone a light on what actual impact artificial intelligence is having on employment, and it's not necessarily what the big tech bosses have been telling us!

Lisa scales the corporate coalface to find out what's coming.

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