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For years, discussion of how AI might replace tasks, the office, and even employees themselves has dominated the cultural zeitgeist. But until now, there hasnt been much overarching data on how AI is actually changing the workforce. On August 26, researchers at Stanford published what theyre calling the largest scale, most real-time effort to calculate that impactand it includes some bad news for Gen Zers. The study was conducted by Erik Brynjolfsson, Bharat Chandar, and Ruyu Chen, all researchers at Stanfords Institute for Human-Centered AI. They used an administrative dataset from ADP, the largest payroll software provider in the U.S., to track monthly payroll records across tens of thousands of firms from late 2022 to July 2025. That data was supplemented by a calculation of occupational AI exposure in a diverse array of fieldsessentially using data from prior studies (see here and here) to categorize how much various professions are being impacted by AI technology. Based on this analysis, the researchers reached six key conclusions on how AI is changing the workforce. Here are the most important findings for employees to understand. Bad news for Gen Zers in AI-exposed fields The study shows that, for some early career professionals, AI may indeed be making it harder to find a jobdespite the fact that, overall, employment continues to grow robustly. Among workers aged 22 to 25, the researchers uncovered a 13% decline in employment in occupations most exposed to AI, like software developers and customer service representatives, even after controlling for firm-level impacts. For example, by July 2025, employment for software developers aged 22 to 25 declined by nearly 20% compared to its peak in late 2022. In an interview with Fast Company, Brynjolfsson clarified that his team cant necessarily draw a hard causal line between companies AI exposure and this decline in employment. However, he says, the pattern did remain consistent even when testing against a range of variables, which suggests a likely connection. We didn’t do an experiment where we gave some companies LLMs and not other companies, so we’re just observing what happened, Brynjolfsson says. But we could rule out some of the main alternative hypotheses. Even if you take out the entire tech industry, for instance, you still see this phenomenon: Its something going on beyond just tech. Or if you take away all remote work and just look at jobs that are not remote, you see the same thing. Good news for older workers While jobs for young workers in AI-exposed fields have been declining, older workers have been largely shielded from those negative impacts. Employment for mid-level and senior employees in AI-exposed fields has actually increased by 6 to 9 percent from 2022 to 2025, consistent with the growth across the job market at large. I think one of the things that the senior people may have had an advantage in is they had a lot of on-the-job learning tips and tricks about how to use AI that aren’t necessarily taught in school, Brynjolfsson says. That was something that gave them a differentiation from what the LLMs were able to do. But for all of themmid-level, senior, juniorI think you have to keep an eye on the rapidly evolving capabilities. This is not the end of AI advances. Good news for everyone in an occupation that doesnt rely on AI (yet) In jobs that are less exposed to the impacts of AI techlike nursing aides, maintenance workers, and taxi driversemployment remained stable or continued to grow. In fact, young workers in these kinds of professions actually saw higher employment growth than their older counterparts. Not all AI use is created equal According to the researchers, not all uses of AI are associated with declines in employment. Employment declined for young workers in occupations that largely rely on AI to automate tasks (i.e. complete them in their entirety), whereas employment actually grew in occupations where AI was primarily augmentative (i.e. helping the user complete a task or learn a new skill). The reality is that there are a lot more benefits in augmenting and allowing people to do new things, Brynjolfsson says. [Automating and augmenting] can be productive, but I think complementing workers, rather than substituting for workers, has been underrated. It was striking to see the data show the same thing.
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After unveiling her upcoming new studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, just two weeks ago, Taylor Swift has broken the internet once againthis time, with news of her engagement to Travis Kelce. The pair’s love story reached new heights on August 26 with the public announcement on Instagram that Swift said yes after a picture perfect proposal amongst the roses.In theory, the future nuptials of this power couple will consolidate a big sum of money, because whats mine is yours and such (unless contracts to the contrary are signed). Lets take a look at the pop singer and football star’s individual net worths, and how they stack up against other wealthy dynamic duos. Taylor Swifts net worth The Blank Space singer began her professional singing career at just 14 years old when she signed a publishing deal with Sony/ATV. She was then signed by Scott Borchetta to Big Machine Records. Her self-titled debut album dropped on October 24, 2006and the pop star hasnt stopped creating, touring, and dropping Easter eggs for her fans since. With 14 Grammys and 11 studio albums (with number 12 set to drop in October), Swift’s non-stop style has certainly paid off. A 2025 Forbes article listed her net worth at $1.6 billion. In 2023, the Eras Tour pushed her from the millionaire category to billionaire status, making Swift the first woman to achieve her wealth through mainly performing, songwriting, and her extensive music catalog. Travis Kelces net worth While Swift significantly out-earns her man, Kelces income is nothing to turn your nose up at. According to a 2024 Forbes report, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end brings $52 million to the upcoming marriage. In April of 2024, he signed a two-year contract extension with the Chiefs, worth $34.25 million. His popular podcast with brother Jason Kelce, New Heights, is reportedly under a three-year-minimum contract worth $105 million. And let’s not forget Travis’ multiple endorsement deals, which might make the 2024 figure even higher. What is Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s combined net worth? By simply adding up both Forbes estimates, which are probably on the conservative side, this power couple will be worth a combined total of $1.652 billion. Kelce’s contribution to this is around 3.25%. How does Taylor Swift and Travis Kelces net worth compare to other power couples? One power couple that has Swift and Kelce beat: Beyonce and Jay-Z. According to Forbes, Queen Bey is worth $780 million, while Jay-Z brings $2.6 billion to the table. That makes their grand total out to be $3.38 billion. So if the power couples double date, the hip-hop stars should pick up the bill. Another more cinematic power couple who outranks Swift and Kelce is director extraordinaire Steven Spielberg and former actress Kate Capshaw. The Jaws director is worth $5.3 billion, and while Forbes doesnt directly list Capshaws net worth because she has decided to pursue a more private life, she brings some wealth to the picture as well. A more sporty power couple, Victoria and David Beckham, rank lower than Swift and Kelce. The former Spice Girl and soccer player are worth a combined sum of $514 million, according to the 2023 Sunday Times Rich List. But even though fans know Swift is very into numerology, we can assume shes probably not thinking as much about dollars and figures since the proposalbecause after years of writing about heartbreak and failed relationships, shes finally found the love of her life.
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The Food and Drug Administration just approved a new round of updated COVID-19 vaccines for the fall, but fewer Americans will be eligible for the shots for the first time. The agency, under the guidance of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., issued the approvals for the new COVID vaccines only for people who are 65 and older or have underlying health conditions. In previous years, the annual COVID booster shot was widely approved, not just cleared for specific populations. The change could affect insurance coverage for the shots and means that patients seeking the new vaccines may now need to have them prescribed by a doctor off-label. The government also revoked the emergency use authorizations used to make the COVID vaccines widely available since they were first developed in the pandemics early days. That change will likely make the updated shots, which target the dominant JN.1 variant of the virus, more difficult to obtain. The emergency use authorizations for COVID vaccines, once used to justify broad mandates on the general public during the Biden administration, are now rescinded, Kennedy said in an update on X. The American people demanded science, safety, and common sense. I promised 4 things: 1. to end covid vaccine mandates. 2. to keep vaccines available to people who want them, especially the vulnerable. 3. to demand placebo-controlled trials from companies. 4. to end the emergency. In a series of FDA actions today we accomplished— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) August 27, 2025 Kennedy said that the changes reflect his promise to end mandates while keeping COVID vaccines available to people who want them, especially the vulnerable. With new obstacles in place that limit vaccines for healthy Americans, that may not prove to be true. Childrens vaccine access will change On X, Kennedy said that children 6 months old and above can obtain the Moderna vaccine, while the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is available for kids above age 5 and the Novavax version is approved for those 12 and up. The new criteria limiting the FDAs vaccine recommendations to people with underlying health conditions also apply to children. Under the now-rescinded emergency use authorization, Pfizers COVID shot was available for children under 5. The Moderna vaccine will now be the only option for parents wishing to vaccinate young children. The American Academy of Pediatrics continues to recommend the COVID vaccine for all children 6 months old to 23 months old unless they have relevant allergies. The AAP, the main professional association of pediatricians in the U.S., also recommends a single dose of the vaccine in children 2 and older with a high risk of severe COVID-19, those living in a long-term care facility, and those living with someone else at high risk for severe COVID-19. The organization also recommends one vaccine dose for anyone from 2 to 18 who has never received the vaccine. The pediatric groups vaccine advice split with the guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which scaled back its recommendations after Trump took office. It differs from recent recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the CDC, which was overhauled this year and replaced with individuals who have a history of spreading vaccine misinformation, the organization said in a press release earlier this month. With the rise of the anti-vaccine movement in the U.S., childhood vaccination has become a particular flashpoint in recent years. National vaccination rates are falling, and previously controlled diseases like measles are roaring back. Once a fringe belief in the U.S., vaccine skepticism is now a mainstream political view, buoyed by a proliferation of health misinformation and cash-flush organizations riding the wave of post-pandemic resentment. Those groups and their followers have a champion in Kennedy, who founded the Childrens Health Defense, a prominent anti-vaccine activist organization that saw its revenues spike as the pandemic swept the globe. Kennedy now shapes U.S. vaccine policy as the nations top public health official.
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