Older workers are being disproportionately affected by AI and are ill-equipped to adapt. The system is rigged.
FO Take · Score 20
The hand-wringing over older workers and AI is insipid. This isn't about "reskilling" for "bridge employment"; it is about a wholesale, ageist purge. Digital natives will inherit the augmented workplace, leaving older generations to wither on the vine. Should we not simply accept that progress has its casualties?
The strongest counter
AI presents an opportunity for older workers to leverage their experience, focusing on nuanced tasks that defy automation. Their wisdom, not just their digital fluency, is an asset.
