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fromPsychology Today
1 hour agoThe Vanishing Rung: AI Is Climbing the Career Ladder
AI is displacing entry-level white-collar work by extending long-standing outsourcing patterns into a system that targets middle and top roles.
What's been a hard 12 months for professionals just got tougher. Fears over the increased use of AI to complete white-collar roles have been compounded by news of layoffs. If you're a mid-level professional, it's tough not to feel anxious about the future of work. In a memo to staff last week, Beth Galetti, senior vice president of people experience and technology at Amazon, said her company's decision to cut 14,000 corporate roles was aimed at "reducing bureaucracy, removing layers, and shifting resources."