US EditionCollege students wary of the job market are changing course in search of 'AI-proof' majors
Students are shifting toward marketing and other human-centered fields as 70% say AI threatens their job prospects, a 2025 poll found.
- 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 graduation.
- About 70% of college students view artificial intelligence as a threat to job prospects, according to a 2025 poll by the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School.
- Josephine Timperman, a student at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, switched her major to marketing a few weeks ago, moving away from fields like statistical analysis where basic skills are easily 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 pivoted to a master's degree after applying to about 50 jobs without interviews, now believing that explaining AI complexities in layman's terms is becoming highly valuable.
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