T he rapid expansion of artificial intelligence may ultimately reduce opportunities for entry-level graduates, the global chairman of accountancy giant PwC has said, warning of major shifts in traditional hiring patterns across professional services firms.

In an interview with the BBC on the sidelines of a business summit in Singapore, PwC Global Chairman Mohamed Kande said the firm anticipates that AI tools will increasingly replace work typically done by junior recruits, but stressed that the technology was not responsible for recent job cuts at the company.

“The growth of artificial intelligence may eventually lead to fewer entry-level graduates being hired,” Kande told the BBC.

At the same time, he said PwC is actively trying to recruit hundreds of AI engineers but is struggling to

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