The 55,000 Job Paradox: Why AI Is Both Killing and Creating Entry-Level Roles

Here's a number that should stop you in your tracks: 55,000. That's how many jobs were explicitly attributed to AI layoffs in 2025—twelve times higher than two years ago.But while some companies are cutting, Cognizant just announced they're hiring 24-25,000 fresh graduates, crediting AI as the reason they can hire more.Today's episode explores:The AI jobs paradox: replacement vs. amplificationWhy 40% have adopted AI but only 18% track ROI (Thomson Reuters 2026)How companies without metrics default to headcount cutsThe Cognizant model: AI as capability multiplierWhat HR leaders can do to be on the right side of this equationSources:Challenger, Gray & ChristmasThomson Reuters 2026 AI ReportFollow Johannes Sundlo on LinkedIn | Subscribe to FullStack HRThis episode is AI-generated and produced by Johannes Sundlo, Europe's leading voice on AI adoption for HR.

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