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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just returned from a college reunion, and my friends' kids who majored in CS and graduated last year and this year are all un- or under-employed.  It seems pretty obvious to me that low-level CS jobs are the first to be gobbled up by AI.  If you go to a top school, it truly does not matter what you major in.  Most of those kids who want top jobs in tech, finance, consulting will get them.  Majoring in something skill-based is more important if you attend even a slightly lower-ranked school.  This is why people work so hard to secure spots in the Ivy-plus schools.[/quote]
Most low level IT jobs have been offshored for a while.   But, yea, most grads from T20 CS schools will be ok.  Maybe not the $150K starting salary with $80K bonus, ok, but they will get something decent that pays more than most humanities majors.[/quote]

CS majors are not applying for low level IT jobs. CS is not IT.[/quote]

So, what are CS majors doing?  What kind of jobs are CS majors getting?

I’d love to know.

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One of my brilliant friend's brilliant CS major kid didn't get any offer from any company a CS kid wants to work for. He'll be working at American Airlines. Two years ago, kids of his caliber were trying to decide between several top offers. [/quote]
The landscape is very different now compared to a few years ago, but CS majors can still get jobs in that industry.  They just aren't getting the big paycheck type FAANG jobs with multiple offers.   That doesn't mean the CS industry is not hiring. It just means it's no longer the crazy hiring frenzy of years ago.  Still better to be a CS major than an English major.

I worked in SV during the boom in the 90s.  We went through a dip in the early 2000s, then again in 2008.  I was still able to find work, but my rate was lower than it had been in 90s.   It's cyclical.  [b]But we will always need CS majors, even with AI.  Who do you  think programs and fixes the AI?  [/b] And then, we will need software to identify AI generated content.  It will be a constant battle to one up.[/quote]

The people who “program and fix AI” are an elite subgroup of computer scientists. Just look at the computer scientists working at the major AI companies. Your average CS major can’t get that kind of job.  [/quote]

Keep up. AI is a major within CS now.[/quote]

The elite subgroup is saturated, photo doesn't do justice
[twitter]https://x.com/iclr_conf/status/1788943724526833849[/twitter][/quote]

People who know how to create AI and use AI are/will be in high demand.

https://www.dice.com/career-advice/ai-jobs-demand-analysis-current-trends-and-future-outlook

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/04/job-postings-mentioning-ai-more-than-doubled-since-2021-linkedin.html

https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/generative-ai-and-the-future-of-work-in-america[/quote]

Oh it’s the boondoggle. Already the number one vector for online disinformation. That’s an actual photo on airplane hanger full of PhDs  at the ready. Count fingers if you need to.[/quote]

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