AI Replaces Entry‑Level White‑Collar Roles

A new MIT 'Iceberg Index' study estimates AI currently has the capacity to perform tasks amounting to about 12% of U.S. jobs, with visible effects in technology and finance where entry‑level programming and junior analyst roles are already being restructured. The result is not immediate mass unemployment but a measurable reordering of hiring pipelines and starting‑job availability for recent graduates. — This signals an early structural labor shift that requires policy responses (training, credentialing, wage supports) and corporate governance choices to manage transition risks and distributional impacts.