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As artificial intelligence reshapes the American workforce, young workers face significant uncertainty and signs of potential trouble.
New research from Census Bureau economists finds that college grads in the most AI-exposed majors have seen their employment chances decline significantly,Read more mirroring the effects of graduating into a recession.
Josh Waldman, JD '27, a Knight-Hennessy Scholar at Stanford Law School and former Biden White House economic policy adviser, alongside Gene Sperling, former two-time National Economic Council Director, identify what they call an "employment Catch-22" facing today's young workers.
"The entry-level job dilemma is that young workers lack the key experience and judgment that make them harder to replace with AI, but slow entry-level hiring makes it hard to get that kind of work experience and judgment."
They argue for a “no regrets” policy response: double down on national service jobs programs to help fill that gap.
Read the full opinion essay:

As young workers face massive scarring from AI, there's one obvious fix Washington must pursue.
brnw.ch“For too many Californians, accessing government services seems like a maze. With AskCA, California is harnessing a culture of innovation to respond to the needs of the state’s 39 million residents to connect with services.
Stanford RegLab is proud to partner with the state to pioneer Read morea framework to rigorously learn, evaluate, and improve such a system through rapid technological change," says Daniel E. Ho, Stanford Law Professor and Director of Stanford RegLab.
Take a look at the new AI-powered tool to help Californians better connect with state services:

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In recognition of her leadership in Emalahleni, South Africa’s “coal country,” Mabilo was selected as the 2026 winner of Stanford University’s Bright Award for Environmental Sustainability. Join us online on Monday, September 28 for a livestreamed panel discussion: Read morehttps://brnw.ch/21x5Juj
On the worst days, she said, the sky turns brown. The air, thick with emissions from the region’s coal-fired power plants and coal mines, burns the nose and throat. People struggle to breathe. The crisis became personal in 2008, when her young son began developing severe breathing problems and was later diagnosed with asthma.
That pushed Mabilo to mobilize neighbors and, in 2016, she established the Vukani Environmental Justice Movement in Action, a community-based organization in Emalahleni focused on combating fossil fuel pollution and protecting the health of people living in one of South Africa’s most polluted areas.
Her work eventually carried her into one of South Africa’s most important environmental rights cases.



