Should we have told Gen Z to learn to code?
Anthropic’s own data shows that the entry-level coding jobs Gen Z was advised to pursue are disappearing fastest—yet the company publishing this data is the one accelerating the displacement. At what point does an industry’s knowledge of its own destructive impact create a moral obligation to redirect young people away from those careers, and who should bear the responsibility for that guidance?
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This week’s Minds, Bodies, and Terawatts episode (May 4, 2026) dug into Anthropic’s newly published study showing programmers face the highest AI displacement risk—with hiring of workers ages 22–25 in AI-exposed roles down 14% since ChatGPT launched. The irony cuts deep: the company building the AI is publishing casualty reports showing that the “learn to code” gospel Gen Z followed has become a trap. But as the episode explores, this isn’t just about broken career advice—it’s a live experiment in whether the builders of transformative technology have any obligation to steer people away from jobs their own tools are eliminating. What does responsibility look like when you can measure your own blast radius? Join the conversation and let’s dig into what the data actually tells us about the transition we’re entering.
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