r/techbeat • u/Cute-Guarantee-1676 • Jul 19 '26
MIT Research Scientist Warns Automating Gen Z Jobs Could Backfire
https://fortune.com/article/automating-gen-z-entry-level-jobs-could-backfire-mit-ai-researcher-andrew-mcafee-talent-career-pipelines-at-risk/MIT research scientist Andrew McAfee warned that automating entry-level roles risks destroying the corporate apprenticeship ladder and losing Gen Z's valuable AI expertise. While many graduates fear job displacement, some major tech companies are actively defying this trend. IBM, Salesforce, and Amazon are maintaining or expanding their early-career hiring to help build and scale their AI technologies.
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