As millions of students get ready to graduate this spring, their prospects for landing that first job that helps launch their careers is looking dimmer.

LinkedIn’s chief economic opportunity officer, Aneesh Raman, said artificial intelligence is increasingly threatening the types of jobs that historically have served as stepping stones for young workers who are just beginning their careers.

Meanwhile, the unemployment rate for college graduates has been rising faster than for other workers in past few years, Raman pointed out, though there isn’t definitive evidence yet that AI is the cause of the weak job market.

To fix entry-level work, Raman called for colleges to incorporate AI across their curricula and for companies to give junior roles higher-level tasks.

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While he may be right, the future for young workers is tough. I think it’s a waste that colleges have to incorporate AI into the curriculum.

This could be a solution for a while. But every time AI gets better, these kinds of job positions will eventually be replaced by AI. In the end they are only useful to help AI companies get richer.

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    3 months ago

    Pretty sure companies who need 5 years experience for an entry level job is what’s killing entry level jobs. Llm are just speeding it up.

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      3 months ago

      This is an actual workday post from an actual large company. They can’t possibly be looking to fill the job at this salary but it’s been reposted for months. I’m convinced it’s just ghost jobs for days as they offload these responsibilities onto everyone else and hope for the best

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        1 month ago

        That and/or they are using resumes for llm training data. What better way to sell resume services than to get people to freely give resumes to you.