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College students wary of the job market are changing course in search of 'AI-proof' majors
Students are choosing marketing, communication and other human-centered fields as polls show about 70% fear AI will hurt their job prospects.
- Today's college students are reconsidering career paths and searching for 'AI-proof' majors as they prepare for a job market that could be fundamentally different by the time they graduate.
- About 70% of college students view artificial intelligence as a threat to job prospects, according to a poll by the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School.
- Josephine Timperman, a student at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, recently switched her major to marketing, moving away from fields like statistical analysis where basic skills are increasingly automated.
- Timperman is now prioritizing interpersonal and critical thinking skills, stating, 'You want to be able to have a conversation,' as she believes that is something AI cannot replace.
- University of Chicago graduate Ben Aybar, who applied for about 50 jobs without success, now believes explaining AI complexities in 'layman' terms is becoming highly valuable in emerging roles.
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