Executive SummaryIn March 2026, Anthropic released a landmark labor market report that challenges conventional wisdom about AI's impact on employment. The findings reveal a counterintuitive truth: rather than triggering mass layoffs, AI is quietly sealing off career entry points by enhancing individual productivity to such degrees that organizations no longer need to hire junior-level positions.This phenomenon represents an "operating system-level" transformation of education itself. As traditional degree-based screening mechanisms become ob...