Physical World & Real-World ImpactStanford Digital Economy LabStanford University

Stanford Digital Economy Lab revises Canaries in the Coal Mine

Revised edition of Canaries in the Coal Mine — employment of 22- to 25-year-olds in AI-exposed occupations is 19% lower

Why it matters

Entry-level doors closing, showing up as reduced hiring rather than layoffs. The authors state that these are descriptive indicators, not causal ones

Source — Primary sources first; secondary reports are labelled “Press”

Officialdigitaleconomy.stanford.eduhttps://digitaleconomy.stanford.edu/publication/canaries-in-the-coal-mine-six-facts-about-the-recent-employment-effects-of-artificial-intelligence/

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