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The Guardian spoke to some of the UK's biggest recruitment agencies and employment experts for their views on the impact of AI on current and future opportunities for those entering the jobs market.

- Dan Milmo Lauren Almeida

Here are six key takeaways:

The current crisis is as much economic as AI-led...

A shifting graduate labour market was not unusual, said Kirsten Barnes, the head of digital platform at Bright Network, which connects graduates and young professionals to employers.

"Any shifts in the graduate job market this year - which typically fluctuates by 10-15% - appear to be driven by a combination of factors, including wider economic conditions and the usual fluctuations in business demand, rather than a direct impact from AI alone," she said. "We're not seeing a consistent trend across specific sectors."

Claire Tyler, the head of insights at the Institute for Student Employers (ISE), which represents major graduate employers, said that among companies recruiting fewer graduates, "none of them have said it's down to AI".

...but AI is definitely a factor However, Auria Heanley, the co-founder of Oriel Partners, which recruits for personal assistant roles, has witnessed a 30% drop in entry-level roles this year.

She said she had "no doubt" that "AI, combined with wider economic uncertainty, is making it much tougher for graduates to find these roles".