AI vs. New Grads: Will Tech Replace Entry-Level Jobs?
That’s the question I threw at Allison Baum Gates, General Partner at SemperVirens and author of Breaking Into Venture.
And her answer? It was brutally honest.
“AI agents today function just like entry-level employees.
You train them, feed them data, they learn fast, they don’t talk back,
and they don’t need snacks — or promotions.”
She’s not saying the robots are coming for everyone’s job.
But she is saying the ground is shifting, fast.
Instead of eliminating roles, companies are rethinking:
What skills actually matter now
How to give senior talent higher leverage through AI
How new grads can stay valuable in an age of digital labor
This one hits hard if you’re early in your career or leading teams that are trying to adapt.
Catch the full #thePOZcast episode (Ep 470) with Allison Baum Gates as we dig into how AI, venture, and career design collide.
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