How AI is Causing a White Collar Purge

A generation was told that degrees meant security. Now those same jobs are disappearing, fast.
From finance and law to tech and consulting, AI is quietly replacing the very roles that once defined white-collar careers. Entry-level positions are vanishing, internships are collapsing, and companies are cutting human workers while doubling down on automation.

This breakdown of how AI is causing a white collar purge explores the data, the real-world layoffs, and the growing fear that the traditional career ladder is breaking down. If junior roles disappear, what happens to the future workforce, and where does that leave everyone trying to get their foot in the door?

CHAPTERS:
0:00 - AI Is Killing Entry-Level Jobs
0:20 - CEOs Warn of a White-Collar Bloodbath
1:12 - The Layoffs Have Already Started
2:26 - Customer Service and Law Get Hit First
4:14 - Big Companies Stop Hiring Humans
5:19 - Internships Are Disappearing
8:20 - Why This AI Wave Is Different
9:23 - The Career Ladder Is Breaking

Narrated by: Josh Risser

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