zetalyrae: AI will likely further depress fertility as parents fear kids' careers
zetalyrae · x · 2026-10-20
Researcher zetalyrae argues AI will probably further depress fertility rates: on top of existing pressures, prospective parents must now worry whether their children will ever have a career at all, linking long-term AI job uncertainty directly to fertility decisions.
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