A Washington Post analysis of Stanford and ADP data finds employment for Americans 30 and younger has dropped since ChatGPT debuted in late 2022 in AI-exposed office jobs such as software development, sales and accounting, while employment for people 35 and older climbed more than 7 percent in those occupations. The article says some evidence suggests AI is turning experience into an advantage by automating entry-level roles — Grindr's chief executive says AI helped him shrink his staff to about 172 while revenue nearly tripled — though economists debate other explanations, and experts worry the shift could hollow out the future job market.