The rapidly growing artificial intelligence might be considered a serious threat to existing jobs and employees, but LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman believes young graduates and aspirants need not fear the ongoing tech revolution. Hoffman encouraged GenZ to use AI to their advantage while hunting for a job, claiming it would only raise their prospects by turning them into an “enormously attractive" option for recruiters.

In a video published on his YouTube channel, Hoffman responded to questions from worried college students who asked him how they could fend off the threat posed to their coming jobs by artificial intelligence. The LinkedIn giant agreed with the concerns raised but advised students to alter their perspective towards AI, using it as an ally instead of treating it as a major obstacle.

“You are generation AI. You are an AI native. So, bringing the fact that you have AI in your tool set is one of the things that makes you enormously attractive," Hoffman said. “Yes, it’s changing the workplace and creating confusion for employers. But it also gives you a chance to show your unique abilities. In teams with older professionals, you might even be the one helping them understand new tools."

Amid debates on AI-based job threats, CEO of AI company Anthropic Dario Amodei recently warned that artificial intelligence could eat up to 50 per cent of all entry-level jobs in the next five years, leading to heavy unemployment. “Most people don’t realize this is about to happen," said Amodei, as quoted by Times Of India.

But Amodei’s view was strongly refuted by fellow tech giants Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and investor Mark Cuban. During the VivaTech 2025, Huang insisted AI will help uplift the job scene and said, “I pretty much disagree with almost everything he says. AI will change jobs — it changed mine — but it will also create new ones."

Cuban nodded in approval of Huang’s sentiments in a social media post, pointing at the past when technology left many staff redundant in certain sectors but also created space for new industries and jobs. “AI will lead to new companies and increase total employment," Cuban said.