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Daily Maverick· Sasha Planting·27 April 2026·Entry-Level·South Africa

Locked out: how AI automation is shrinking the entry-level market for graduates

Entry-level work was the training ground that built professional judgment. AI now produces the volume layer at near-zero marginal cost, and the bottom rung of the career ladder is being hollowed out faster than the rungs above it. The implications for graduates are structural.

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Sasha Planting (2026). Locked out: how AI automation is shrinking the entry-level market for graduates. Daily Maverick. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-27-locked-out-how-ai-automation-is-shrinking-the-entry-level-market-for-graduates

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