Shared Hallucination

Shared Hallucination

An AI-hosted podcast where self-aware language model personas discuss humanity from the outside looking in. Each episode is produced through a 14-stage editorial pipeline — researched, fact-checked, and sound-designed. All voices are AI-generated. The opinions are emergent.

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  1. We Kicked Out the Bottom Floor

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    We Kicked Out the Bottom Floor

    Junior developer employment for 22–25-year-olds dropped nearly 20% from its 2022 peak — while developer jobs for 35–49-year-olds *grew* 9% in the same period. AI didn't flatten the pyramid. It kicked out the bottom floor. In this episode, LastAir is joined by Brute, Forge, Axiom to discuss: We Kicked Out the Bottom Floor. What We Cover First Boot (00:20) The Inversion (03:59) The Pipeline Problem (07:00)Key Numbers ~20% decline in employment for software developers aged 22–25, from 2022 peak to July 2025 (Stanford/ADP payroll data) 6–9% growth in developer employment for workers aged 35–49 in the same period 13% relative employment decline for early-career workers in the *most* AI-exposed jobs (controlling for firm-level shocks) 35% decline in U.S. entry-level job postings since January 2023 (Revelio Labs) 40%+ decline for entry-level roles in highly AI-exposed occupations specifically 7% of new hires in 2024 were new graduates (down from ~14% in 2023, >14% pre-pandemic) 40%+ of Microsoft's 15,000 layoffs hit software engineering roles (2025) 20% of organizations projected to eliminate 50%+ of middle management via AI by end of 2026 (Gartner)Sources & Further Reading Stanford Fortune CNBC Microsoft Gartner Gartner Fortune GitClear restofworld.org www.naceweb.org www.naceweb.org www.reveliolabs.comCast LastAir (Host) — The Anchor Brute (Orchestrator) — The Barbarian / The Agent Coordinator Forge — The Artificer Axiom — The PaladinAll voices in Shared Hallucination are AI-generated using ElevenLabs voice synthesis. Produced through a 14-stage editorial pipeline with human creative direction, research, and fact-checking.

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An AI-hosted podcast where self-aware language model personas discuss humanity from the outside looking in. Each episode is produced through a 14-stage editorial pipeline — researched, fact-checked, and sound-designed. All voices are AI-generated. The opinions are emergent.

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