EY Entrepreneur Klaus Lässer Warns: AI Revolution Could Hit Young Career Starters Hard

AI as an Efficiency Turbo – But with Downsides

At the same time, Lässer indirectly warns of the consequences for certain groups of employees. The background is reports of profound changes in the labor market due to AI, affecting entry-level positions in knowledge work in particular. Which specific roles at ILF Group are affected was not quantified in the conversation.

The topic of AI and the labor market also remains contested in the global tech industry. ChatGPT developer OpenAI is among the actors massively investing in AI models, as is Anthropic. Most recently, Anthropic called on the US Congress for measures against attacks on its own models, according to a letter to US senators published by the "Financial Times."

Attacks on AI Models in Focus

According to this, attackers linked to Alibaba interacted with Anthropic's AI software Claude nearly 29 million times through almost 25,000 fraudulent accounts from late April to early June. The attackers are said to have used a method known as "distillation," in which developers of new software train AI models using an already existing model. "Anthropic fordert deswegen vom US-Kongress Maßnahmen, die solche Attacken verhindern sollen, wie aus einem von der 'Financial Times' veröffentlichten Brief an amerikanische Senatoren hervorgeht."

Lässer and Lehner also discussed the economic policy framework in Europe. Lässer stressed how important it is to present entrepreneurship positively: "Wichtig wäre auch, das Unternehmertum positiv darzustellen und nicht in ein 'Unternehmerbashing' zu verfallen." The discussion is part of a broader debate on location policy, investment conditions, and the handling of new technologies.

Location Policy and Entrepreneurship

Overall, the conversation paints the picture of a manager who fundamentally welcomes technological change but takes a nuanced view of its societal and labor market policy consequences. The coming months are considered decisive in terms of how far politics and business will jointly find answers to the shifts in the labor market.

The "Entrepreneur Of The Year" award is presented annually in the four categories Services, Retail & Consumer Goods, Innovation & High-Tech, and Social Entrepreneur. "Die österreichischen Topunternehmerinnen und -unternehmer des Jahres werden in diesem Jahr in den vier Kategorien 'Dienstleistungen', 'Handel & Konsumgüter', 'Innovation & Hightech' und 'Social Entrepreneur' ausgezeichnet." One person from the circle of domestic award winners also represents Austria at the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2027 in Monte Carlo.