The race to adopt AI is putting entry-level roles among those at risk. The race to adopt AI is putting entry-level roles among those at risk. Gen Z faces'job-pocalypse' as global firms prioritise AI over new hires, report says Young people entering the workforce are facing a "job-pocalypse", as business leaders invest in artificial intelligence (AI) rather than new hires, according to a study of global business leaders. Bosses are prioritising automation through AI to plug skills gaps and allow them to reduce headcount, instead of training up junior members of staff, a report by the British Standards Institution (BSI) found. Four in 10 (41%) of bosses said AI was allowing them to cut the number of employees in a survey of more than 850 business leaders across seven countries: the UK, US, France, Germany, Australia, China and Japan.