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Youre effed: Palantir CEO says AI will destroy humanities jobs but Gen Z workers are apparently deliberately sabotaging AI rollouts in an effort to fight back

Date:
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:05:00 +0000

Description:
AI CEOs say that many entry level jobs won't exist in the future, and Gen Z has taken it personally.

FULL STORY
At the World Economic Forum in January 2026, Palantir CEO and co-founder Alex Karp declared AI will destroy humanities jobs, but will benefit the market for vocationally trained, creative people.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has also warned about the future effects of AI on the job market, stating that the technology could destroy half of all entry level, white-collar jobs . But a recent report has now found Gen Z workers arent going down without a fight, with many actively sabotaging their companies' AI rollouts.

Gen Z workers are fighting back against AI in the workplace -- The report (PDF linked in article link), conducted by enterprise AI agent firm Writer and research firm Workplace Intelligence, found 29% of employees are actively sabotaging their companies AI rollout, with the figure jumping to 44% among
Gen Z workers.

Many employees who feel threatened by AI technology are simply refusing to
use AI tools mandated by their company, with others feeding proprietary company information into public AI systems in an effort to sabotage rollouts.

But those who refuse to submit to their AI overlords may actually be sabotaging their own careers, with 77% of executives saying they would be
less likely to offer promotions or leadership roles to AI abstainers.

Younger workers are increasingly recognizing (and feeling the effects) of the growing disconnect between productivity and compensation, with AI likely exacerbating the problem. A 2016 study by the National Association of
Colleges and Employees (NACE) found that the average starting salary for a bachelors graduate has risen by only 5% (adjusted for inflation) since 1960.

The negative opinion on AI isnt held by Gen Z workers alone. An NBC News poll recently found that 46% of registered US voters hold a negative view of AI, compared to just 26% with a positive view.

Many of these views are likely the result of the threat posed by AI to white-collar jobs across the labor market. An Anthropic study published in March found that its Claude model is capable of completing most of the tasks associated with jobs in the fields of computer science, law, business, and finance.

In an interview with Axios , the Palantir CEO said, "If you are the kind of person that wouldve gone to Yale, classically high IQ, and you have generalized knowledge but its not specific, youre effed."

Gen Z workers entering the workforce are finding themselves at odds with the modern world, having spent their formative years pursuing an education for jobs that might not exist within a decade - and the message from AI CEOs and executives is clear; evolve or die.

Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/pro/youre-effed-palantir-ceo-says-ai-will-destroy-hu manities-jobs-but-gen-z-workers-are-apparently-deliberately-sabotaging-ai-roll outs-in-an-effort-to-fight-back

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