99% of CEOs Expect AI-Driven Layoffs Within Two Years
About This Episode
A Mercer Global Talent Trends report found 99% of surveyed CEOs expect corporate AI initiatives to lead to layoffs within the next two years, marking a turning point from theoretical concern to explicit boardroom planning. Early-career roles performing routine, repeatable tasks are identified as most exposed to displacement from automation and AI integration.
Our Take
When 99% of CEOs formally plan AI layoffs targeting entry-level jobs, the Labor Cliff stops being a forecast and becomes corporate policy — and the generation that was told 'learn to code' is now caught in the crossfire from both sides of the boardroom table.
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