Friday, May 12, 2023

The Class of 2023 On Remote Work, AI and More - Liam Knox, Inside Higher Ed

Eighty-five percent of 2023 graduates majoring in nontech fields indicated experience with such skills as data analysis or information technology, and over three-quarters expressed interest in learning new tech skills to boost their employability. Student respondents were less united in their feelings about the impact of generative artificial intelligence like ChatGPT on their economic futures. While 60 percent said they believed AI would affect their professional field over the next decade, only 40 percent said they were “not at all worried” about its impact on their job prospects; another 8 percent said they were “highly worried,” and 36 percent were somewhat worried.