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

• The irony of job-finding companies cutting jobs, and what it signals about the future
  

• Why NVIDIA’s CEO says AI won’t take jobs, but someone using AI will
  

• A 4-step conversation to help your kid stay relevant (and not replaced)
  

• The viral travel video that tricked tourists into visiting a place that doesn’t exist

🧠 The Big Idea: The Companies That Get You Hired Are Firing People Because of AI?

Last week, the companies designed to help you find work made headlines — not for new opportunities, but for job cuts of their own.

Indeed and Glassdoor announced layoffs affecting 1,300 employees, about 28% of their combined workforce.

Think about that for a second.

The platforms millions rely on to get hired… are themselves laying off workers.

And this comes as more white-collar layoffs quietly ripple through the economy, not just in tech, but across finance, media, and education.

To many parents, it’s setting off alarm bells.

If AI can write emails, create presentations, pass the bar exam, and now even drive trucks… what will be left for our kids?

But then came a bold claim from Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA — the world’s most valuable chipmaker and arguably the single most influential person in AI right now.

“AI will not take jobs,” Huang told reporters. “Somebody who’s expert with AI will.”

It’s a powerful distinction, and one that flips the fear on its head.

According to Huang, AI won’t wipe out employment. It will reshape it. Not eliminate jobs, but shift value toward the people who know how to use AI well.

So who’s right?

The truth is, both stories are happening at once.

Yes, some jobs are disappearing. Layoffs have hit writers, marketers, salespeople, analysts — the very kinds of roles that AI tools can now perform at scale, faster and cheaper.

But at the same time, entirely new roles are springing up.

Prompt engineers. AI safety testers. Workflow optimizers. Synthetic data trainers. Human feedback evaluators.

Jobs that didn’t exist five years ago are now some of the most in-demand positions in the world.

And here’s what that means for your child:

The danger isn’t that AI will take their job. It’s that someone using AI will.

We’re entering a world where knowing how to collaborate with AI — how to ask the right questions, refine the answers, and use those insights to make smarter decisions — is quickly becoming the difference between being useful and being replaceable.

Kids who learn to work with AI will thrive. Kids who ignore it… won’t.

It’s no longer about what career your child wants when they grow up. It’s about what skills they’ll bring into any career:

• Can they solve problems no one taught them how to solve?
  

• Can they think critically about AI-generated answers?
  

• Can they communicate ideas, lead people, and make ethical decisions?
  

Those are the human advantages that still matter — and will always matter — even in an AI-driven world.

So yes, the job market is changing. And yes, the headlines can feel scary.

But this isn’t a death sentence for your child’s future.

It’s a wake-up call.

The only real threat is standing still.

Your job as a parent isn’t to shelter your kid from AI. It’s to prepare them to lead in a world shaped by it. 

To use it as a tool, not a crutch.

Because while AI is impressive, it still needs direction.

And the future belongs to the people who can provide it.

💬  Future Proof Parent Action Plan

Help Your Kid Stay Relevant, Not Replaceable

The companies meant to help people find jobs are now cutting them. And while tech leaders like Jensen Huang say AI won’t take jobs — people who use AI will — your child still needs to be ready.

Here’s how to prepare them:

1. Talk About What Just Happened

Bring up the layoffs at Indeed and Glassdoor. These aren’t factories or retail chains — they’re tech companies. Ask your child:

“Why do you think these companies are laying people off?”
This opens the door to talk about automation, AI, and how even “safe” jobs are evolving.

2. Explain the New Reality

Share this quote from Jensen Huang:

“AI will not take your job. Somebody who’s expert with AI will.”

Make it real for your kid: The real threat isn’t robots replacing people — it’s people who know how to use the tools better than you do.

3. Try an AI Exercise Together

Pick a small project: write a poem, draft a story idea, build a simple business plan. Use ChatGPT or another AI tool to help. Then ask:

“What parts did the AI do well?”
“What would you change or add?”

This teaches your child that AI isn’t magic — it’s a collaborator. Their job is to think better, not do less.

4. Reframe Career Conversations

Stop asking, “What do you want to be?”

Start asking, “What problems do you want to solve?”

The future belongs to creative, curious thinkers — and kids who learn that now won’t be left behind.

🐝 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:

👔 Crazy Pay for AI Talent? Here’s Why It’s Not So Crazy
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🎥 Tourists Fooled by AI Video, Drive for Hours to See Fake Destination
A couple in Malaysia drove hours to visit a scenic spot they saw in a viral travel video — only to find out the entire thing was AI-generated and never existed.
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