AI’s Impact on the Job Market: Software Roles at Risk

Since the tools of artificial intelligence become more common in the daily work of people, researchers are looking to reveal its effects on the labor market – especially for the first professional workers.

I have found a paper from the Stanford Digital economy Laboratory, part of the Stanford International Institute for Human Foundation, now early evidence that employment has achieved great success for young workers in professions that use artificial intelligence more than others. Since the adoption of artificial intelligence tools began in late 2022, a division and software engineers appeared early in the most difficult blow.

Researchers used data from the largest salary statements provider in the United States, automatic data processing (ADP), to gain updated employment and gain data for millions of workers through industries, sites and age groups. Although other data may take months to appear, the researchers published their results in late August with the data until July.

Although there is a rise in demand for artificial intelligence skills in the labor market, obstetric intelligence tools are much improving in carrying out some of the same tasks usually associated with workers early. What the artificial intelligence tools do not have is the experimental knowledge gained during years in the workforce, making more higher positions less at risk.

These plans show how labor compares the passage of time between professional workers, development and adults (all professions). Each age group is divided into five groups, based on exposure to Amnesty International, and is normalized to 1 in October 2022 – when common artificial intelligence tools became available to the public.

This trend may be a harbinger of more prevalent changes, and researchers plan to continue tracking data. “There may be repercussions in this employment decreasing. Other age groups may become more or less vulnerable [to generative AI] They have different patterns in employment directions. So we will continue to track this and see what is happening. ” Chandar spicesOne of the authors of the paper and post -PhD fellow at the Stanford Digital Economy Laboratory. In the most “exposed” functions of artificial intelligence, artificial intelligence tools can help or perform more people do on a daily basis.

So, what does this mean for engineers?

With the emergence of artificial intelligence coding tools, software engineers were the subject of a lot of discussion – both media and research. “There were conflicting stories about whether this function was affected by artificial intelligence, especially for entry level workers,” says Chunder. He and his colleagues wanted to find data about what is happening now.

Since late 2022, software engineers (between 22 and 30 years old) have been a decrease in employment. At the same time, moderate and adult job opportunities remained stable or grown. This occurs through the most vulnerable functions of the organization AI, and software engineering is a major example.

Since late 2022, labor developers have fell early. Employment for other age groups, however, has seen modest growth.

Chandar warns that for specific professions, the trend may not be driven by artificial intelligence alone; Other changes in the technology industry can cause decrease. However, the fact that it is attached to industries indicates that there is a real effect of artificial intelligence.

Stanford also looked at a broader category of “computer professions” based on the American Labor Categories Office – which includes equipment engineers, web developers and others – and found similar results.

Growth in employment between October 2022 and July 2025, according to AGE and AI Group. Quintiles represents 1-3 of the lowest groups of artificial intelligence, which has seen 6-13 percent growth. Quintiles 4-5 is the most vulnerable functions of AI; The employment decreased for the smallest workers in these jobs by 6 percent.

Part of the analysis uses data from the human economic index, which provides information on how to use artificial intelligence products in humans, including estimates whether the types of information used in certain occupations are more likely to automate work, replace employees, or increase the current worker’s output.