While AI is beginning to affect some entry-level jobs, its effects remain limited and uneven, and there is little evidence of economy-wide displacement. Nonetheless, from updating education and training to strengthening labor-market institutions, policies are needed to support workers amid AI-induced disruption.
SEOUL—AI is advancing at a breathtaking pace, and so are fears about its impact on jobs, especially for young people entering the labor market. The tasks generative AI can increasingly perform—writing computer code, summarizing documents, analyzing data, and handling customer inquiries—are precisely those that often provide young workers with their first foothold in the workforce.