Overview

• Matt Garman urged companies not to swap entry-level staff for AI, calling the idea “one of the dumbest things” he has heard.
• He said junior hires build foundations in software development, problem analysis and best practices that organizations cannot skip.
• OpenAI’s Sam Altman has compared current AI to a team of junior employees, and Google’s Jeff Dean expects it to soon take over many entry-level coding tasks.
• A YouGov survey for dpa reports 34% of Germans fear losing their jobs to AI, with 62% not worried and 5% undecided based on mid-August polling of 2,175 adults.
• Evidence cited in coverage includes an Ifo finding that 27% of German firms expect AI-driven job cuts within five years and Goldman Sachs data showing nearly a three-point rise in unemployment among 20–30-year-old tech specialists since early 2024.