📌 Here’s what you’ll learn in today’s issue:

• Why AI is quietly shutting young workers out of entry-level jobs
  

• How parents can guide kids toward AI-proof skills and careers
  

• A 4-step action plan to build your child’s “human edge” at home
  

• AI browsers getting tricked, banks backtracking on bots, and one man who sold his digital twin for $750

🧠 The Big Idea: AI Is Quietly Closing Doors for Young Workers

For over a century, parents could count on one thing: entry-level jobs were always there.

They were the bottom rung on the career ladder.

Whether your child started at a grocery store, a help desk, or a junior analyst position, the first job was the place they learned, struggled, and grew.

But a new study from Stanford is sounding the alarm: in the age of AI, that bottom rung is breaking off.

Researchers dug into payroll data from millions of workers and found something startling. In jobs most exposed to AI—customer service, basic coding, administrative tasks—employment for 22- to 25-year-olds has fallen by about 13% since 2022.

That’s not a theory. That’s not a forecast. That’s what’s already happened.

Older workers in those same roles?

They’re holding on, or even growing.

The very youngest employees, the ones who rely on “starter jobs” to get experience, are the ones being squeezed out.

It’s a “canary in the coal mine” moment. In the old days, miners used canaries to warn them of toxic gas.

Today, it’s young workers in AI-exposed jobs who are gasping first.

The message to parents is crystal clear: if AI is shutting out young adults right now, it will absolutely reshape the future for your child, no matter what age they are now.

Why Parents Can’t Wait

The hard truth is that AI doesn’t give warnings.

It doesn’t wait until your child graduates high school to start changing the rules.

By the time a kid gets their diploma, the job market may already have shifted under their feet.

That’s why parents can’t afford to wait until “someday” to start future-proofing.

The rules are being written right now.

And the children who step into the world unprepared will find themselves staring at closed doors.

The Difference Between Being Replaced and Being Ready

The Stanford research revealed a crucial distinction: the worst losses came in jobs that AI can automate fully—jobs where the machine does the work alone.

But in jobs where AI is an augmenter—a tool that helps humans, not replaces them—employment stayed stable.

This is the playbook for parents: don’t just warn kids that “robots are coming for jobs.”

Teach them to lean into roles where AI is a partner, not a rival.

That mindset shift—AI as tool, not threat—is the dividing line between being skipped over and being sought after.

The Human Edge

Here’s the silver lining: what AI automates best are predictable, repeatable tasks. What it struggles with—and will always struggle with—are the messy, human things.

Empathy. Leadership. Creativity. Communication. Curiosity.

Those are the very qualities parents can foster at home.

When your child works on a group project, plays on a team, or organizes a fundraiser, they’re developing the kind of skills AI can’t mimic.

Those are the qualities that make a candidate valuable even in an AI-driven workplace.

What This Means for Every Parent

This research is not just about 22-year-olds losing their first jobs.

It’s about the signal those losses send to families everywhere.

If the youngest workers are already being skipped, what will that mean in five years?

Ten years?

What happens when today’s eighth grader applies for their first internship?

The answer depends on what parents do today.

Families who start building resilience—by teaching kids to work with AI, not against it, and by nurturing uniquely human strengths—will find doors still open.

Families who wait may discover the bottom rungs gone, with no easy way up.

The Parent’s Role Has Never Been More Important

Your child doesn’t see the payroll data.

They don’t read the economic studies.

They only see the surface—TikTok trends, school assignments, summer jobs.

It’s up to parents to see the bigger picture, connect the dots, and prepare them.

That doesn’t mean scaring them. It means equipping them. It means saying:

“Yes, AI is powerful. Yes, it’s changing things.

But here’s how we use it, here’s where we add value, and here’s how you’ll always stand out.”

The canaries are already falling.

Parents who listen now can guide their kids into a future where they’re not just surviving, but thriving.

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💬  Future Proof Parent Action Plan

How to Guide Your Child Through the AI Shift

The Stanford study shows what happens when workers enter the market without an edge: they’re the first to be skipped.

As a parent, your job isn’t to shield your child from AI.

It’s to equip them to work alongside it. 

Here’s how to start:

1. Name the Difference.
   At the dinner table, ask: “What jobs do you think AI can do all by itself? And what jobs need a human touch?” Framing the difference between automation and augmentation early gives kids language for the world they’re growing into.
   

2. Build Human Advantage.
   Encourage activities that flex empathy, leadership, and creativity. Team sports, theater, debate clubs, student government, volunteering — these experiences give them practice in the skills AI can’t duplicate.
   

3. Treat AI Like a Toolbelt.
   Show them AI tools you use — for trip planning, research, or brainstorming. The message: AI isn’t the worker; they are. AI is just the helper.
   

4. Practice Future Thinking.
   Ask your child: “If AI takes over X, what’s left for you to do?” The exercise sparks adaptability and curiosity — the traits employers prize in an AI-rich world.
   

By taking these steps, you’re not just avoiding risk. You’re teaching your child how to climb a ladder that AI can’t knock down.

🐝 What’s Buzzing for Mom & Dad Today

Big shifts are happening fast: from AI stepping into the co-parenting role to real concerns about how it's shaping our kids' creativity. Here’s what Future Proof Parents are digging into right now:

🕵️‍♂️ AI Browsers Can Be Fooled
Researchers tricked AI browsers like Perplexity’s Comet into solving fake CAPTCHAs and even shopping on malicious websites. Translation: even “smart” browsers can be duped.
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🤖 Bank Fires Workers, Then Rehires Them
An Australian bank laid off 45 employees in favor of an AI chatbot—only to bring them back after the bot flopped at handling real customers.
See the story →

🎭 Selling Your Digital Twin
A man sold his likeness to an AI avatar that now advertises products on TikTok—for just $750, with no royalties. Proof that protecting your digital identity matters more than ever.
Check it out →

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