The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) raised concerns that it could deprive you of work, particularly entry-level roles. but Reed Hoffmanco-founder of LinkedIn I believe that young people should not be afraid of AI. Instead, they should use it to their advantage while looking for a job. In a video he published on his YouTube channel this week, Hoffman said, “You are a generation AI. You are AI native. So bringing the fact that there is AI in your toolset is one of the things that makes you very attractive.” Reed Hoffman answered questions from many university students. Many of them were worried about the outlook for work in their days as AI. He acknowledged that these fears were effective, but encouraged students to turn the script over.“Yes, it's changing workplaces and causing confusion for employers,” he said. “But it also gives you the opportunity to show your unique capabilities. In teaming up with older professionals, you may even be something that helps them understand new tools,” Hoffman said.
Unemployment due to AI? What a top-tech CEO says
Dario Amodei, CEO of AI Company Anthropic, recently warned that AI could eliminate half of all entry-level office jobs over the next five years. He said this could raise unemployment by 10% to 20%, adding that “most people don't realize this will happen.”However, top engineers like Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and investor Mark Cuban were strongly opposed to Amodei's views. Speaking at Vivedch 2025, Huang said: “I barely agree with almost everything he says. AI definitely changes the job – it changed mine – but it also creates a new one.”Cuba repeated the same sentiment in a recent social media post, noting that even in the past, the roles of secretaries and office dictation staff have been replaced by technology, but new industries and jobs have emerged.“AI will lead to new companies and increase total employment,” he writes.
