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AI Reshapes Parenting, The Crippling Costs of Employee Turnover, and Dr. Agentic May Not Be Licensed
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1. Parenting In The Age Of AI
As AI continues to reshape the current and future workplace, American parents have begun changing course to prepare their children, according to our new poll with Intuit Credit Karma.
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- What we found: Most parents of K-11 graders (81%) say AI has changed how they think about their child’s future career.
- The stat you can’t ignore: Two things can be true at once. Three-quarters of parents are worried that by the time their child enters the workforce, the rules for success will have changed (76%). Yet they also believe AI will open up career opportunities for their child’s generation that don’t yet exist (75%).
- What to consider: It’s more than just simple parenting decisions. Nearly nine in ten (86%) feel parents today need a different playbook to prepare their children for the future.
What this means: When it comes to their kids’ future careers, what parents want above all else is stability. Half of parents (50%) say job stability and security is among the most important factors when thinking about their children’s future careers.
2. Employee Turnover Costs Hit High
Employee turnover is costing employers more than ever, as evidenced by our latest collaboration with Express Employment Professionals.
- What we found: The average cost of employee turnover is nearly $50k today, up nearly $10k from last year ($45,236 v. $36,723).
- The stat you can’t ignore: U.S. hiring has skidded to 3.1%, the worst pace since early pandemic days, with hires down by 387k from a year ago.
- What to consider: The cost of employee turnover isn’t confined to a select few companies. Half of U.S. hiring managers expect turnover at their companies to rise in 2026, 11% points higher than in 2024 (39%).
What this means: “Three forces are converging rapidly,” writes Forbes’ Caroline Castrillon in her coverage. “Employer expectations of turnover are climbing for the third consecutive year. Replacement costs are accelerating. And the pressures pushing workers to leave, from work overload to expanding job opportunities, are growing stronger across nearly every category.”
3. Dr. Hallucination: MD AI Diagnoses Fall Short
Growing numbers of Americans are turning to AI tools for medical information, as our work with Merck Manuals found. But is the information even accurate?
- What we found: When seeking medical information, over half (54%) have entered a list of symptoms to get a diagnosis from an AI platform like ChatGPT and Gemini.
- The stat you can’t ignore: Yet researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, found that nearly half (49.6%) of chatbots produced inaccurate and incomplete health responses.
- What to consider: When two in five Americans have skipped care due to cost, AI chatbots have become an affordable, accessible band-aid. Even when they aren’t entirely trusted by their “patients.”
What this means: “Artificial intelligence is a powerful tool for accessing and organizing information across all sorts of tasks, and finding health information is no exception,” said Dr. Sandy Falk, M.D., Merck Manuals Editor-in-Chief. “The challenge is making sure the information is accurate and reliable and provided in the right context.”
