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Stanford research finds a 13 percent drop in jobs for younger workers in AI-exposed fields since late 2022.

Also, 20 percent of Americans use AI tools regularly but growth is slowing as traditional search still dominates.

Plus, Anthropic reports teachers are leaning on Claude to help with curriculum design and grading while keeping human oversight.

Oh yeah, Meta is struggling with rapid AI hires who leave just as quickly, exposing cultural clashes under Zuckerberg’s leadership.

Today’s newsletter includes:

• 📰 AI NEWS RECAP

• 🤿 AI DEEP DIVE

• 🛠️ AI TOOL OF THE WEEK

• 📝 AI PROMPT OF THE WEEK

• 🎨 AI IMAGE OF THE WEEK

📰 AI NEWS RECAP

How AI Impacts Jobs

AI is quietly reshaping the job market.

A new Stanford study found:

• Entry-level jobs most exposed to AI (like customer support and software development) dropped 13% for 22–25 year olds since 2022.

• Mid-career and senior roles in those same fields? Still stable.

Translation: AI is taking away the “starter jobs” but leaving the experienced seats.

Why it matters to you:

• If your work is mostly predictable, repetitive, or rule-based, AI is already doing parts of it.

• If your value comes from judgment, context, or relationship-building, you’re safer—for now.

How to protect yourself:

1. Get closer to strategy
   Don’t just run the numbers. Explain what they mean and what to do next.

2. Learn to “manage” AI
   Treat AI as your junior analyst. The people who can guide and verify AI’s work will replace the ones who don’t.

3. Build tacit knowledge
   Industry context, internal know-how, and decision-making intuition are harder for AI to replicate.

4. Keep learning
   The riskiest thing is staying static while the tech keeps moving.

The big picture:
AI is not eliminating entire careers overnight. But it is shrinking the bottom rung of the ladder. The people who move up the value chain fastest will thrive.

Twenty percent of Americans use AI tools frequently but growth is slowing. Traditional search remains widely used with no major decline.

Anthropic reports teachers mostly use Claude AI to support curriculum design and grading. They balance AI help with human oversight.

Meta faces turmoil as rapid AI hires lead to quick departures. Internal clashes reveal cultural challenges under Zuckerberg's leadership.

Google offers tips to improve image generation with Gemini AI. Detailed and specific prompts yield better visuals.

Taco Bell and McDonald's try AI again in drive-thrus after past glitches. New trials aim to improve service while mixing human and AI roles.

Experts warn AI's sycophantic personalities can manipulate users. Ethical design is needed to prevent harmful engagement tactics.

🤿 AI DEEP DIVE

This AI image generator is all the rage this week.

You heard it here first.

Check out Google’s new “Nano Banana” AI image generator.

📝 AI PROMPT OF THE WEEK

Copy and paste this into your favorite chatbot.

USE CASE: Lightweight project plan.

PERSONA: Program manager.

CONTEXT: Project goal is [goal], timeline [start to end], key partners [list].

TASK: Build a lightweight plan with phases, milestones, owners, and risks.

FORMAT: Objective, Scope, Timeline table with Milestone, Owner, Date, Status, Roles, Risks with Impact, Likelihood, Mitigation, Next 2 Weeks Plan.

TONE: Direct, realistic.

🎨 AI IMAGE OF THE WEEK

Give AI image creation a try for yourself.

Copy the text below into Google’s AI image creator!

a smiling man inside a cozy home kitchen holding a very large pitbull dog in his arms, the dog looking directly at the camera with a calm expression, warm indoor lighting, realistic photo, natural colors, candid moment, mid-century home interior, detailed textures, sharp focus, documentary style photograph, DSLR quality

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