In 2024, 44% using or planning to use AI said employees will "definitely" or "probably" be laid off.
But here's what makes this different from every other tech revolution: major tech firms reduced new graduate hiring by 25% in 2024 compared to 2023.
These aren't positions getting automated - these are jobs that no longer exist.
The con everyone's selling: "AI will create new jobs!"
Sure. While 85 million jobs are projected to be displaced by 2025, 97 million new roles may emerge. Sounds great until you read the fine print:
77% of new AI-related jobs require master's degrees, and 18% require doctoral degrees. Your four-year degree? Worthless. The new entry point is a PhD most people can’t afford.
What's actually happening: A major tech CEO revealed that 30% of company code is now AI-written. At the same time, over 40% of recent layoffs targeted software engineers......
For men, the sudden reality is they should immediately leave college and go to Trade School. Learn a Trade: Car Mechanic, Diesel Truck Mechanic, Electrician, Plumber, Carpenter, Sheet Metal Worker, Iron Worker, Heavy Equipment Operator (Cranes, bulldozers, earth movers), etc.
For women, it looks frighteningly hopeless. The demographic timebomb: 79% of employed women in the U.S. work in jobs at high risk of automation, compared to 58% of men.....
....You're seeing the early days of something unprecedented: an entire generation locked out of the careers they trained for, watching AI do their jobs better, faster, and for pennies on the dollar.
The social contract was "get educated, work hard, build a career." AI just voided that contract.
And nobody - not universities, not politicians, not companies - has a plan for what comes next.
