Human displacement

Stanford study finds early-career employment declines in AI-exposed jobs

Stanford researchers found employment for workers aged 22 to 25 fell 13 to 16 percent in highly AI-exposed occupations after controlling for firm-level shocks, while older workers were more stable.

CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
TOWARD DOOM55confidence 88/100

Why it moved the index

Observed employment declines for young workers in highly exposed occupations provide material real-world evidence of AI-related labor displacement rather than task-level potential alone.

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Assessment history

  1. R1
    Toward 55 · confidence 88

    New August 2025 research-impact item using the authors' dated result and separate exact-time Time reporting of the measured downstream labor effect.

    12 Aug 2026