# Erik Brynjolfsson

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-20**: Report published — Reporter Lee Gaines publishes the feature examining the gap between recent graduates' AI concerns and mixed economist evidence.
- **2026-05**: Irene Chang graduates — Chang graduates from Georgia Tech with an engineering degree but remains in the job hunt after roughly 450 applications.
- **2026-04**: ZipRecruiter graduate survey — A spring survey finds nearly half of recent graduates say AI has already affected hiring in their field.
- **2025-08**: Irene Chang begins job search — While still a student at Georgia Tech, Chang starts applying to entry-level engineering roles nearly a year before her May 2026 graduation.
- **2022-11-30**: ChatGPT launches — AI tools like ChatGPT begin to proliferate; Brynjolfsson's research treats late 2022 as the inflection point for AI-exposed entry-level employment.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### AI-exposed entry-level roles fell sharply since late 2022, Stanford study finds
2026-08-21 03:05:54 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Stanford economist Erik Brynjolfsson finds early-career employment in AI-heavy roles like software development and marketing has significantly declined since late 2022, while experienced roles remain stable. This supports a substitution story for junior, task-based work.
Full story: https://getaibrief.com/story/ai-entry-level-employment-decline-brynjolfsson

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