"The story's message: AI will wipe out some jobs and reshape the company's workforce. The article included a quote from Accenture CEO Julie Sweet, who said the firm is exiting employees who can't be retrained for the AI age. Meanwhile, Accenture will continue to hire people who are fluent in generative AI and retrain existing workers to serve clients in consulting and other divisions."
"It strikes me that the veiled reference to exiting employees meant those over the age of 50. It gave me deja vu of when business leaders said the same thing at the dawn of the digital age. It's ironic that many of the C-suite leaders making such proclamations are themselves older than 50 and have no real tangible experience with AI. During the digital shift, the rush to hire digiterati 20-somethings kicked in at full gear."
Rising artificial intelligence creates widespread anxiety about professional futures as leaders warn that AI will transform or eliminate many white-collar jobs. Companies state they will exit employees who cannot be retrained while hiring people fluent in generative AI and retraining existing workers for client-facing and consulting roles. The strategy carries a veiled ageist implication aimed at workers over 50. Past digital transitions showed that hiring young technologists alone did not solve transformation challenges; seasoned employees later adapted and drove change. Many senior executives lack hands-on AI experience. No one yet qualifies as a true AI native, and experienced older employees offer valuable institutional knowledge.
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