Gen Z Fears AI Job Loss

New polling shows under‑30s are markedly more likely than other adults to think AI could replace their job now (26% vs 17% overall) and within five years (29% vs 24%), and are more unsure—signaling greater anxiety and uncertainty. Their heavier day‑to‑day use of AI may make its substitution potential more salient. — Rising youth anxiety about AI reshapes workforce policy, education choices, and political messaging around training and job security.

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Turning 20 in the probable pre-apocalypse

Parv Mahajan 2025.12.31 90% relevant

The author describes immediate career anxiety, frantic recruiting, and the pressure to ‘escape the permanent underclass’ as Claude and Codex leap in capability — a direct, qualitative instance of the survey‑measured fear among under‑30s that the existing idea documents.

The search for an AI-proof job

Jordan Weissmann 2025.10.09 100% relevant

The Argument’s monthly poll: 26% of under‑30s say AI could replace them today and 29% within five years, with higher 'unsure' rates than older groups.