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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So many of the kids at my child's high school and those from closeby schools are deciding to major in engineering. I'm curious as to why its become so popular, as it wasn't as common when I went to college in the 90's. [/quote]

The interest in engineering degrees primarily is driven by the realization that a solid engineering degree often (not always) leads to stable employment and a good income. The late 1990s Internet boom and subsequent tech growth of the past 25 years have led to a higher level of interest in engineering.

AI are not be allowed to sign off on plans. Only a human PE will be allowed to do that, at least in this century.

People who think engineering jobs are threatened by AI don't understand how much creativity is needed to solve hard problems in a cost-effective way. A critical skill in tech engineering jobs is the ability to think outside the box. AIs are only able to think inside the box.

The US tech industry is by far the most creative. Places like S Korea or China are "fast followers", good at copying stolen technology, and ok at incremental improvement, but are quite poor at novel inventions.

Humanities majors still will be needed, but mostly outside the tech sector. [/quote]

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