The Great Talent Filter: How AI Start Ups Are Leaving Young Workers Behind The tech industry's reputation as a meritocratic paradise, where bright eyed graduates can leapfrog into high paying roles, is facing a rude awakening.
Research from Harvard Business School and INSEAD suggests that the latest crop of AI native start ups are shunning young talent in favor of older professionals with top degrees.
Firms building AI enabled products employ 15% fewer entry level workers than their non AI peers. They're opting for smaller, flatter teams with a higher proportion of senior employees – 20% more, to be exact.