Future of work: A Gen Z wake-up call
From Education Futures by Svenia Busson & Laurent Jolie
June 11, 2026 · 47 min · Season 1 · Episode 50
About this episode
Kashyap Rajesh discusses the impact of AI on the future of work and how Gen Z can navigate these changes.
Kashyap "Kash" Rajesh is 20 years old, a Junior at Cornell University studying Information Science and Government with a minor in AI, and he's been working in AI policy since he was 14. He supported the founding of Encode, a non-profit originally founded by young people, focused on how AI is impacting the public and particularly the next generation, which grew to 40 states and every inhabited continent. As VP, he helped lead and grow the organization, which advised the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy's AI Bill of Rights and filed an FTC complaint against AI companion app Replika. He now supports the Rithm Project, a research and movement-building org focused on pro-social AI and human connection, and is involved in research at the Cornell Brooks Tech Policy Institute and the JEM Lab for Generative AI at Work. In this episode, Kash talks with Svenia Busson about: Why entry-level jobs may outlast middle management in the AI transition — and what Gen Z should do about it The Game Plan playbook Encode created to help Gen Z navigate the future of work (four archetypes: the Sleeper, the Anchor, the Tactician, and the Shaper) The loneliness crisis that preceded…
People in this episode
Host: Svenia Busson
Guest: Kashyap Rajesh
Topics covered
- future of work
- Gen Z
- AI policy
- loneliness crisis
- AI safety legislation
- youth research
Keywords
- AI
- Gen Z
- future of work
- loneliness crisis
- AI policy
- Rithm Project
- Encode
- AI safety
- youth research
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Encode, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, FTC, Rithm Project, Cornell Brooks Tech Policy Institute, JEM Lab for Generative AI at Work
Places: California, Cornell University
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