New data confirms it: AI is taking human jobs
In March, Shopify‘s CEO told his managers he was implementing a new rule: Before asking for more head count, they had to prove that AI couldn’t do the job as well as a human would. A few weeks later, Duolingo‘s CEO announced a similar decree and went even further — saying the company would gradually phase out contractors and replace them with AI. The announcements matched what I’ve been hearing in my own conversations with employers: Because of AI, they are hiring less than before.
When I first started reporting on ChatGPT’s impact on the labor market, I thought it would take many years for AI to meaningfully reshape the job landscape. But in recent months, I’ve found myself wondering if the AI revolution has already arrived.
