The 55,000 Job Paradox: Why AI Is Both Killing and Creating Entry-Level Roles
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The 55,000 Job Paradox: Why AI Is Both Killing and Creating Entry-Level Roles
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Here's a number that should stop you in your tracks: 55,000. That's how many jobs were explicitly attributed to AI layoffs in 2025—twelve times higher than two years ago.
But while some companies are cutting, Cognizant just announced they're hiring 24-25,000 fresh graduates, crediting AI as the reason they can hire more.
Today's episode explores:
- The AI jobs paradox: replacement vs. amplification
- Why 40% have adopted AI but only 18% track ROI (Thomson Reuters 2026)
- How companies without metrics default to headcount cuts
- The Cognizant model: AI as capability multiplier
- What HR leaders can do to be on the right side of this equation
Sources:
- Challenger, Gray & Christmas
- Thomson Reuters 2026 AI Report
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This episode is AI-generated and produced by Johannes Sundlo, Europe's leading voice on AI adoption for HR.
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