The Perils of Using AI to Replace Entry-Level Jobs
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The Perils of Using AI to Replace Entry-Level Jobs
"As you've probably heard, if not also experienced, AI is reshaping how we work. If you happen to be a senior professional with sufficient reputational capital, status, and a deep social network, you may be relatively safe from being displaced by AI -at least for now."
" is the chief innovation officer at ManpowerGroup, a professor of business psychology at University College London and at Columbia University, a cofounder of Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic deepersignals.com, and an associate at Harvard's Entrepreneurial Finance Lab. He is the author of Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders? (and How to Fix It) (Harvard Business Review Press, 2019), upon which his TEDx talk was based, and I, Human: AI, Automation, and the Quest to Reclaim What Makes Us Unique, (Harvard Business Review Press, 2023). His latest book is Don't Be Yourself: Why Authenticity Is Overrated (and What to Do Instead) (Harvard Business Review Press, 2025)."
AI is reshaping how work is performed, creating differential risk of displacement across professional levels. Senior professionals who possess reputational capital, high status, and extensive social networks may experience relative protection from AI-driven replacement, at least temporarily. The individual holds leadership and academic roles, including chief innovation officer at ManpowerGroup and professorships in business psychology at University College London and Columbia University. The individual co-founded deepersignals.com and serves as an associate at Harvard's Entrepreneurial Finance Lab. The individual has published multiple books addressing leadership, human uniqueness in the age of AI, and critiques of authenticity, with releases in 2019, 2023, and 2025.
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