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LOTS of professional work is following this trend really. The jokes about "This position requires 5 years experience in this code language that has existed for only 3 years" aren't merely jokes, there's a HUGE movement to absolutely nuke the mid tier "transitioning to professional career" type quasi-entry-level jobs. By which I mean, the kind of position where the typical applicant probably has a degree and at most a year or two of non-related work experience (i.e., they worked part time a couple of years in retail while going through college) and that level of experience was fine up until the last decade or two.... now, that exact same position suddenly requires not just a bachelors degree but 3-5 years relevant experience in the field, and to make matters worse, probably pays relatively shit for that level of experience. The idea of a position that's supposed to serve as an entry level stepping stone to a professional career, and only require some generic work experience or a degree... that idea is dying. This results in the job position going unfilled, the duties being shuffled off onto the rest of the people in that department, then the position quietly being cut while they get the remaining employees to do the extra work despite not providing additional pay. Meanwhile, the recent grads trying to enter the professional workforce had better pray they have connections, or can get their foot in the door somewhere. I know this because I'm on the panels for hiring many engineers at my place of work, and HR mandates these things for us ("Must have a bachelors plus 3 years experience" for instance... for a fuckin' entry level IT analyst!! If I try to change that, they overrule me despite me being the hiring manager!) despite not really understanding the nature of the work. Tl;Dr it's not just AI as you said, full agree- and it's already incredibly common, predatory upper management and HR practices about required experience minimums despite it having often no r