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title: "AI is removing rungs from the corporate career ladder | TechTarget"
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# AI is removing rungs from the corporate career ladder | TechTarget

*An analysis argues AI is absorbing junior-level work, pushing employers to rethink how workers gain the experience and judgment needed to reach senior positions.*

By [Josh Alley](https://hastalavista.ai/authors/alley) · October 6, 2026

Source: [Prompt: AI is removing rungs from the corporate career ladder | TechTarget](https://www.techtarget.com/ai/news/366651407/Prompt-AI-is-removing-rungs-from-the-corporate-career-ladder) — TechTarget

## Human take

*These are the author’s thoughts, made without AI and typed directly into our publishing software without assistance.*

If AI is a genius coder, and it is, then why would you even learn to code? Why would you have junior developers and senior developers? They are close to the same now — AI has flattened the skill.