Episode 4: The AI Jobs Crisis Has Already Started. So What Can We Do About It?

Entry-level graduate jobs are disappearing. Mid-career professionals with a decade of experience can't get interviews. And we're still sending young people into the world through an education system that isn't preparing them for any of it. The crisis isn't looming - it's already here.In this episode, Lea Jovy unpacks what's really happening to white-collar work and why it matters when the people who were supposed to be the safest bets can't get hired.The standard response - retrain, upskill, become an entrepreneur - is well-meaning but increasingly pointless. The business models people would have pivoted to two or three years ago are already being eaten by the same technology that took their jobs.So what do we actually do? Lea argues we need to stop thinking in individual career terms and start thinking systemically - about how communities organise, what resources people need to survive and thrive, and what human connection offers that AI simply cannot replicate. The critical point is that we need to be having these conversations now, not waiting until the full weight of the crisis lands.Key points covered:Why the crisis is already here - and why we're not feeling the full impact yet.The specific groups most at risk: graduates and mid-career professionals.Why "become an entrepreneur" is no longer a straightforward solution to the crisis.The case for systemic, community-level thinking over individual career pivots.One model Mission Equality is exploring.