A Crisis for Newly Minted CompSci Majors -- entry level jobs gone

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From the link in the above:

"I don't think AI is going to put lawyers out of business, but I think lawyers who use AI will put those who don't use AI out of business," he said. "And I think you can say that about every profession."

If you also do AI (as part of a double degree or even a master's), it really doesn't matter what your primary degree is; you will be ahead of those who do not do it. Of course, nothing is guaranteed, but the following would look great on a resume (note - admission is simply doing three subjects - you could even do it after HS - or during if you have what the great Jaime Escalante calls 'Ganas')

https://www.colorado.edu/cs/academics/online-programs/how-it-works

At my old alma mater, QUT, a number of their degrees (Engineering, Mathematics, Biomedicine) now include an optional fourth year, and you graduate with a Master's in AI and Data Science.

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Bill