Generative AI as Seniority-Biased Technological Change: Evidence from U.S. Résumé and Job Posting Data
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Posted: 8 Sep 2025
Date Written: August 31, 2025
Abstract
We study whether generative artificial intelligence (AI) constitutes a form of seniority-biased technological change, disproportionately affecting junior relative to senior workers. Using U.S. résumé and job posting data covering nearly 62 million workers in 285,000 firms (2015-2025), we track within-firm employment dynamics by seniority. We identify AI adoption through a text-analysis approach that flags postings for dedicated "...
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