Stripe's data manager and AI said they are bringing in more new alumni than ever before, but are worried about how they will grow upon arrival.
Emily Grasberg Sands said she will recently tap on her PhD in a live tapping of “Forward Future” released Thursday. Owner.
“They have cutting-edge skills and get fresh ideas,” she said. “They know how to think and know how to use modern tools.”
At the same time, Glassberg Sands said he is worried about how new recruits will get the experience they need to advance their careers.
“I'm most concerned about mentorship development,” she said. “It would be a shame if I woke up 10 years without a pipeline.”
Her comments come to automate many professional tasks that AI tools are handled by junior employees. Glassberg Sands said the change is changing the things that businesses value workers.
“More and more people will be rewarded for being able to work with others, thinking the right questions, rather than being rewarded for something like the hard skills they have,” she said.
“What makes me sweat, what does entry level look like?” she added.
Glassberg Sands and Stripe did not respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.
AI coming for entry-level workers?
Glassberg Sands' comments come amid a wider debate about whether AI is putting entry-level work at risk.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said last month that AI is probably a factor affecting the job market for recent college graduates, but that “it's hard to say how big it is.”
“Companies and other institutions that employ young people right after graduating from university may be able to use AI more than they have in the past,” he said. “It could be part of the story, but it's part of the story too.
Humanity CEO Dario Amodei said this summer that AI can wipe out half of its entry-level white-collar work within the next one to five years.
But others have pushed back that disastrous outlook.
McKinsey said last month that AI hasn't killed entry-level jobs. In fact, the company plans to hire more junior workers.
Winston Weinberg, CEO of Legal AI Startup Harvey, told Business Insider last month that he was putting a big bet on junior lawyers, even if AI once took over a lot of work for them. He said he is “100%” committed to hiring and training young lawyers.
