AI is wiping out entry-level jobs. Here’s how colleges can fill the gap

So the robots aren't just coming for middle managers — they're eating the entry-level jobs too. Fortune reports that AI is automating the grunt work that used to launch careers, leaving fresh graduates with an ever-widening 'experience gap.' Because nothing says 'welcome to the workforce' like discovering your starter role didn't exist anymore. The article helpfully suggests colleges can fill the gap, as if universities haven't spent decades failing to teach practical skills anyway. Laughable, really.

But let's be honest: this was always the plan. Automate the boring stuff first, they said. Except 'boring stuff' turned out to be the very tasks that let new grads learn the ropes. Now they're told to get experience they literally can't acquire. The article points to a 'decline in demand for some positions' — a dry way of saying entire career ladders have been chopped off at the bottom rung. Meanwhile, tech CEOs will sell this as 'upskilling opportunity' while pocketing the savings.

The real punchline? The experience gap is a feature, not a bug. It means fewer entry-level hires, lower wage pressure, and a permanent underclass of interns competing for scraps. But sure, colleges can 'fill the gap' — maybe they'll offer a minor in getting rejected by automated resume screeners. Cheers to progress: same story, new victims.