By Conor Grant
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In the Workplace
Young workers are trying to AI-proof themselves. Some are pivoting to blue-collar work or starting their own businesses that may insulate them from the impacts of AI. Others are actively embracing it to try to take advantage of an AI boom and stay ahead of the curve.
Hoping for a big raise this year? Adjust your expectations. The corporate ladder feels more like a slide to people whose roles are being devalued in today's cooler job market, writes Callum Borchers.
Suddenly everyone in San Francisco is a "builder"...whatever that means. The term is appearing all over LinkedIn and in social-media posts now that AI has made it easier for non-developers to vibe code their own apps, websites and agents.
Management & Leadership
These 22 employers scored top marks in a career analysis of more than 17,000 companies. The Where You Work Matters List, by the Burning Glass Institute and Schultz Family Foundation, identified the workplaces that provide the best earnings potential and professional growth -- both overall and for specific jobs.
Meta named a new leader of its push to adopt AI throughout its workforce. Chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth will oversee the company's "AI For Work" initiatives as its focus shifts away from the metaverse.
America's chief financial officers say AI is coming for administrative roles, but not all jobs. A new study found that AI has not caused broad job losses so far, but that companies are more likely to say they plan to cut clerical workers than technical ones.
Quoteworthy
State of the Workforce
How do Americans make it to the middle class today? Rising up from poverty isn't easy, but the workers who pull it off are often open to change, persistent and jump at unconventional opportunities. Here's how five people did it.
The 30-year debate over the minimum wage still isn't settled, after a 1994 paper blew up the consensus that minimum-wage hikes kill jobs. Today, the debate has never felt more relevant: Nineteen states raised their minimum wages in January, with three more to follow this year.
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