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Gen Z grads say their college degrees were a waste of time and money as AI infiltrates the workplace
Four years of classes, thousands of dollars in tuition and one freshly minted diploma — all to be outdone by a chatbot.
As artificial intelligence floods the workplace, nearly half of Gen Z job seekers say their degrees have already been made obsolete by the rise of generative AI tools like ChatGPT — and they’re wondering why they even bothered hitting the books in the first place. Getty ImagesSome employers are responding by offering upskilling programs, while tech vendors like Microsoft and Google are rolling out public training tools to get workers AI-ready — and help them stay that way. For Gen Z grads facing a mountain of student debt and a job market where college degrees are being outpaced by coding bootcamps and chatbot know-how, it’s a bitter pill to swallow.
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