AI Found to Increasingly Replace Young Entry-Level Workers, Stanford Research Shows

Experienced employees with tacit knowledge stand a better chance to hang on to their jobs.

A woman talks on the phone at a call center on July 10, 2025. Reza Estakhrian/Getty Images

Early-career workers, aged 22-25, face a disproportionate threat to job loss from the widespread adoption of generative artificial intelligence (AI), according to a recent research paper from Stanford University.

These workers, in most AI-exposed occupations, have experienced a 13 percent relative decline in employment, said the authors of the research published online on Aug. 26.