US EditionTop exec reveals the ‘stupidest thing’ companies adopting AI can do
Cisco executive Jeetu Patel argues AI will reshape jobs through reskilling rather than eliminate entry-level positions amid a 23% drop in such hiring since 2020, LinkedIn data shows.
- Jeetu Patel, Cisco's chief product officer, rejected doomsday warnings that AI will eliminate all entry-level jobs during his speech at the Ai4 conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
- Patel pushed back against Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's claim that AI could cause unemployment to spike to 20% and wipe out half of all white-collar entry-level roles.
- Patel emphasized that eradicating entry-level jobs is a poor long-term strategy because younger workers provide fresh perspectives and better understand new technologies.
- LinkedIn data reveals that entry-level hiring has dropped 23% from early 2020 through mid-2025, while overall hiring fell by 18% during the same period, with employment in computer science and mathematics for recent graduates declining by 8% since 2022.
- Patel stressed the need for retraining and reskilling in partnership with governments and educators to ensure a smooth AI transition while acknowledging inevitable workforce disruptions.
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siliconvalley.comTop Silicon Valley exec reveals the ‘stupidest thing’ companies adopting AI can do
The president of Cisco rejects the doomsday warnings from some tech leaders that artificial intelligence will make entry-level jobs vanish.
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