AI risks ‘broken’ career ladder for college graduates, some experts say – Advances of AI chatbots like ChatGPT heighten concern, experts say.

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Analysts who spoke to ABC News said AI could replace or reorient entry-level jobs in some white-collar fields targeted by college graduates, such as computer programming and law.

Current job woes for this cohort, they added, likely owe in part to economic conditions beyond technology. Many blue-collar and other hands-on jobs will remain largely untouched by AI, they said, noting that tech-savvy young workers may be best positioned to fill new jobs that do incorporate AI.

“We’re in the flux of dramatic change,” said Lynn Wu, a professor of operations, information and decisions at the University of Pennsylvania. “I sympathize with college graduates. In the short run, they may stay with mom and dad for a while. But in the long run, they’ll be fine. They’re AI natives.”

Over the early months of 2025, the job market for recent college graduates “deteriorated noticeably,” the [New York](https://abcnews.go.com/alerts/new-york) Federal Reserve [said](https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/college-labor-market#–:overview) in April. It did not provide a reason for the trend.

The unemployment rate for recent college graduates reached 5.8%, its highest level since 2021, while the underemployment rate soared above 40%, the New York Fed said.

It can also easily automate middle management upwards but turns out, that’s not what management is using AI for