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

Updated Stanford research shows employment for workers aged 22-25 in AI-exposed occupations is now 19% below peers in less affected fields, up from 13% last year. The gap stems from lower hiring rates, not firings, and is most pronounced in jobs where AI automates tasks rather than augments them. Older workers remain largely unaffected, but lead researcher Erik Brynjolfsson warns the trend is 'real, persistent and widening,' potentially closing the on-ramp for early-career workers.