‘You feel radicalized’: A Meta AI exec watched agents beat her top workers. Now she’s built a nonprofit to help Gen Z find jobs before they disappear
Clara Shih, a former AI executive at Meta and Salesforce, witnessed AI agents replacing skilled workers and became motivated to help Gen Z adapt to the changing job market. She founded the New Work Foundation, a nonprofit aimed at equipping young people with AI tools and skills necessary to thrive in an AI-dominated workforce. Shih believes traditional methods are too slow to keep pace with AI advancements and emphasizes the need for proactive, tech-driven solutions.
- ▪Clara Shih watched AI agents repeatedly outperform top human workers at Meta and Salesforce.
- ▪She founded the New Work Foundation and launched Dear CC to help Gen Z find jobs using AI tools.
- ▪Many Gen Z workers are finding their education and training no longer align with current job market demands due to AI.
- ▪The Dear CC platform emphasizes that economic shifts are not Gen Z's fault but require proactive adaptation.
- ▪Shih argues that only by using AI tools can workers keep pace with the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence.
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Pro ‘You feel radicalized’: A Meta AI exec watched agents beat her top workers. Now she’s built a nonprofit to help Gen Z find jobs before they disappear News By Benedict Collins published 28 April 2026 Clara Shih set up a non-profit to help Gen Z enter the AI workforce When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter AI is preventing Gen Z workers from getting entry level jobsMany AI agents can perform the tasks typically done by new workersMeta and Salesforce AI exec Clara Shih wants to help, using AIGen Z…
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