How College Students Are Using AI to Fight the ‘Job Apocalypse’
More than 80% of college students used AI academically in the past six months, while 57% of U.S. students now use it at least weekly, surveys found.
- Regular AI use has quietly become the norm among business students at American University's Kogod School of Business, with more than 80% reporting academic use in the past six months.
- A three-year survey from the Kogod School found brainstorming is the most popular use case, as regular AI adoption among business students jumped from 6.2% to 29%.
- Employers are increasingly vetting candidates on AI proficiency, with job interviews containing AI-related questions rising from 11.6% in 2024 to 42.6% this year.
- Undergraduate and graduate students now seek "more structured preparation to use AI effectively, ethically, and competitively," specifically requesting instruction in prompt engineering and coding.
- While 40% of students fear AI erodes independent thinking, Kogod interim dean Casey Evans says staff now coach students by critiquing AI drafts, telling them, "What you just got back is a C.
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