Will AI make earning a college degree a wase of time?
If you have a child in college today... you know that he or she uses ChatGTP for almost everything.
But it's even worse when they get out and enter the workforce, where they learn that AI is taking over more and more of the actual work.
And then there are Musk's robots, which he claims will increasing perform more and more of our labor.
Is it WALL-E time?
Link: https://nypost.com/2025/04/21/tech/gen-z-grads-say-their-college-degrees-are-worthless-thanks-to-ai/
Replies to: Will AI make earning a college degree a wase of time?
Send the kid to a trade school and hope they have a hard-working attitude. As much as my
daughter enjoyed college (mainly for softball), she said if she had to do it again, she's not sure she would. My son is earning a 2-year degree on Un-manned vehicles. The program has graduated all of its kids and placed them in jobs starting with really good salaries.
Way too many bullshit classes in college these days. My daughter has a degree in Horticulture and has a job in the industry. They recruited her since it was a specialized degree. We'll see where it takes her but right now, she is enjoying it.
They better go to work for a place that has a captive AI.
Disclosing sensitive corporate information to a public AI is a major no-no.
There's a value in learning to think critically. AI will certainly make some existing jobs obsolete.
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Decision time in my house next week: $500m for ND or next to nothing for UC?
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Which UC? And what subject area?
Steer way clear of Santa Cruz and only do "technical" subjects at most.
Pool. Pond. Pond would be good for you.
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UC and a new yacht is the play.
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Depends on high-skill majors or low-skill majors. High-skill majors often equip students with skills
that are more autonomy and more transferable across different industries and roles. Low skills are less autonomy and more about routine work which are prone to be replaced by AI and automation.
Perhaps it’s time for oral presentations in class…
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