Artificial intelligence threatening to push young people out of entry-level jobs
Unemployment among Canadians aged 15 to 24 rose to 14.7% last month as AI automation cuts entry-level roles in tech, sales, and customer service sectors, experts say.
- Research from Stanford University shows that young workers aged 22 to 25 in AI-exposed jobs are experiencing a decline in employment.
- Catherine Silver, a recent McGill University graduate, noted that generative AI tools can perform tasks like writing code, reducing the need for entry-level positions in her field.
- Unemployment among Canadians aged 15 to 24 reached 14.7% in September, a 15-year high outside pandemic years.
- Conservative MP Garnett Genuis warned that the youth unemployment crisis could affect young workers' career trajectories.
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Artificial Intelligence Threatening to Push Young People out of Entry-Level Jobs
Throughout her university career, Jacqueline Silver assumed her computer science degree would guarantee her a job. Finding out she was wrong was a demoralizing experience. Silver, who graduated recently from McGill University and now lives in Toronto, spent more than a year applying for hundreds of jobs before finally finding one in her field this month. “I was really exhausted, and it was also just really discouraging,” said Silver, who noted t…

Artificial intelligence threatening to push young people out of entry-level jobs
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As artificial intelligence (AI) technology rapidly permeates all industries, young job seekers in Canada are facing unprecedented challenges.


OTTAWA — New research shows that the spread of artificial intelligence is already gnawing in many areas, including computer science, and that it is particularly affecting young people. A recent university study at Stanford University reveals that young workers aged 22 to 25 in the most exposed positions at AI have experienced a decline in employment, while the employment of experienced workers and less exposed sectors has remained stable or cont…
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