AI Could Destroy The Career Ladder #careerladder I Vijender Masijeevi

AI is often discussed as a threat to jobs, but the problem may run deeper. What happens when AI doesn't eliminate entire professions but takes over the entry-level tasks through which people traditionally built their careers? Junior lawyers, designers, researchers and other professionals once learned by doing repetitive work, making mistakes and observing seniors. If that work disappears, the first step of the career ladder could disappear with it.

The future of work may therefore look less like permanent unemployment and more like permanent employability. People may keep finding jobs, but they will constantly need to adapt, reskill, and prove they are still relevant. The transcript also r…