Research04 · Life change
How work and identity are changing
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What happens to work and identity when cognitive labor stops buying dignity?
Household stress shows up before big economic stories catch up.
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Work · load · tier 1 · 50 pts
Share of US workers who use AI in their job
21%
US workers · published 2025-10-06
“Today, 21% of U.S. workers say at least some of their work is done with AI, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in September.”
Pew Research Center — About 1 in 5 U.S. workers now use AI in their job, up since last year
Work · load · tier 1 · 100 pts
Relative employment change for early-career workers in the most AI-exposed occupations
-13%
US workers ages 22-25 in most AI-exposed occupations · published 2025-08-26
“We find that since the widespread adoption of generative AI, early-career workers (ages 22-25) in the most AI-exposed occupations have experienced a 13 percent relative decline in employment even after controlling for firm-level shocks.”
Signed relative employment change; negative = decline. Authors: Brynjolfsson, Chandar, Chen.
Work · perception · tier 1 · 75 pts
Share of US workers worried about how AI will affect their jobs
52%
US workers · published 2025-02-25
“About half of workers (52%) say they’re worried about the future impact of AI use in the workplace, and 32% think it will lead to fewer job opportunities for them in the long run, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.”