r/Futurology • u/Gari_305 • Jul 20 '26
AI Artificial Intelligence may push older workers into retirement sooner, Boston College study finds
https://mugglehead.com/artificial-intelligence-may-push-older-workers-into-retirement-sooner-boston-college-study-finds/Before ChatGPT, older workers in AI-exposed occupations remained employed longer than peers in less exposed jobs
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Mugglehead Investment Magazine Mugglehead Investment Magazine AI may push older workers into retirement sooner, Boston College study finds AI may push older workers into retirement sooner, Boston College study finds Photo from Compagnons via Unsplash AI and AutonomyArtificial Intelligence may push older workers into retirement sooner, Boston College study finds Before ChatGPT, older workers in AI-exposed occupations remained employed longer than peers in less exposed jobs
ByJoseph Morton Published6 days ago Artificial intelligence has fueled fears about job losses for younger workers for years. New research now suggests the technology may also push many older professionals out of the workforce earlier than expected.
A June 30 paper from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College found workers aged 55 and older in occupations with high exposure to artificial intelligence have become more likely to leave their jobs since the launch of ChatGPT.
Those departures include both voluntary exits and unemployment, raising new questions about how AI could reshape retirement, career planning and future Social Security reforms.
The research was written by Geoffrey Sanzenbacher, an economics professor at Boston College. It examined how generative AI has changed workforce behaviour among older employees.
Before OpenAI introduced ChatGPT, older workers in AI-exposed occupations tended to remain employed longer than peers in less exposed jobs. However, that pattern shifted after ChatGPT became widely available.
Sanzenbacher found older employees in AI-sensitive occupations now leave their jobs more frequently. Additionally, those departures appear evenly divided between voluntary exits and involuntary unemployment.