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🤖 AI Is Coming for Average Jobs First

LIP #257
Oct 23, 2025

OpenAI is hiring former investment bankers to build AI that replaces junior finance workers. This is happening right now.

Why high-paying jobs first? Simple - that's where the money is. Banking, consulting, law, and tech are the biggest targets.

Why junior positions?
Junior workers mostly follow predictable rules and processes - and anything predictable can be replaced by a computer.

The impact is already real:

  • Goldman Sachs says 95% of IPO work that took teams weeks now takes AI minutes
  • Luxury brand stocks dropped after OpenAI's announcement
  • One smart former banker can outperform 100 average employees

The bottom line: Average performance is more dangerous than ever. AI is eliminating average human work faster than anyone expected.

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