AI Isn’t Killing Jobs, Just Sneakily Stealing Your Raise
KEY POINTS
- •Apollo Global Management released a 2026 report analyzing wages for 321 US jobs amid AI’s surge since 2023.
- •Jobs highly exposed to AI technologies, like computer programmers and service workers, saw significant declines in pay raises.
- •Occupations like personal finance advisors defied the trend with wage increases, highlighting AI’s uneven economic impact.
Apollo Global Management’s 2026 white paper revealed a grim paradox: since ChatGPT went viral in 2023, AI hasn’t hired hit squads for jobs but has launched a silent heist on worker paychecks. Tracking 321 U.S. jobs using Anthropic's AI exposure index, Apollo found that highly AI-exposed roles saw a 6.7% dip in wage growth, with service workers suffering a gut-punch 24.3% decline. Computer programmers, once kings of code, got 6.1% pay cuts, while radio DJs, with barely any AI exposure, saw wages nosedive 52%—probably thanks to Spotify playlists over the airwaves. Meanwhile, personal finance advisors somehow got an 8.4% raise, proving AI pays some bills… just not yours. Edlich and Sløk soberly warn that 5.8 million Americans are already dancing in the AI’s wage-cutting conga line, highlighting widening inequality faster than you can say 'economic index.'
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(1 of 3)AI isn’t slashing jobs, just slicing raises—turns out ChatGPT is more of a silent paycheck pickpocket than a job terminator.
Congrats service workers, AI’s here to deliver a fresh 24.3% cut to your raise, not your workload.
Programmers lost 6.1% in wages while personal finance advisors got raises—AI clearly has its favorites.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 7/30/2026 | Author: Jennifer Sor
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