Anonymous wrote:OP is the same poster who asked 5 years ago if crypto would cause all banking to collapse; and if self-driving cars would cause the auto industry to collapse. How's that going?

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Anonymous wrote:Hers is that AI poster again. Shows up every once in a while to crowdsource about AI

I'm not the OP, but you're open to this what you want, but sharing some info just in case you're living under a rock:

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/jamie-dimon-ai-job-loss.html
https://abc7.com/post/anthropic-ceo-warns-artificial-intelligence-will-eliminate-jobs-what-can-do-protect-career/16586317/
https://www.hbs.edu/bigs/will-artificial-intelligence-improve-or-eliminate-jobs
https://www.amundsendavislaw.com/labor-employment-law-update/ai-in-employment-related-decisions-part-1-big-tech-and-federal-power
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/05/14/prepare-for-an-ai-jobs-apocalypse
https://siepr.stanford.edu/news/ais-job-whats-worker-do

I'll stop here. That's a lot of reading to do, I know. Pro tip: look for the recommendation on each one. It's the same one!

Anonymous wrote:5 years? I know some top schools will stay around as novelty but overall seems like collapse is imminent. When graduating classes start experiencing increasing double digit unemployment? Seems like that is just around the corner.

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Anonymous wrote:5 years? I know some top schools will stay around as novelty but overall seems like collapse is imminent. When graduating classes start experiencing increasing double digit unemployment? Seems like that is just around the corner.

For those who see college purely as a means of acquiring some knowledge or skill that will get you to the next step, who knows. Maybe sooner than later. For those of us who value a residential community of higher learning, never. AI will never replace what an excellent or even good college experience provides.

Anonymous wrote:It may go the other way, Op. When jobs are hard to get, then people go back to school for master’s degrees or certificates.

Anonymous wrote:Never, AI will take over the grunt work, entry level jobs which will change the workforce dynamic but pursuit of academic attainment for higher level jobs and general enrichment will remain.

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Anonymous wrote:OP is the same poster who asked 5 years ago if crypto would cause all banking to collapse; and if self-driving cars would cause the auto industry to collapse. How's that going?

I work for a bank regulator. Trust me when I say this, banks are worried!

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-15/crypto-s-win-on-landmark-legislation-reshapes-rivalry-with-banks

But crypto has been around in a big way for 10+ years. Every year, we hear how it's going to take over the world, and it hasn't.

Yes, your link involves a potential US regulatory change, but other countries have always had looser rules. Some countries even adopted crypto as one of their official currencies (El Salvador). Yet, crypto has not done all these things people fear it will do, like get rid of banks; alleviate the need for USD/EUR/etc, and so on.

And how about self-driving cars? Just 5 years ago, people were saying maybe we won't even need to build houses with garages and driveways as we'll just summon a car on demand and it'll drive to us and drive us around. What happened to that?

In other words, every couple years, we hear about some "this will change everything" technology. Most do have some effect, especially at the fringes, but they have never really brought down major industries like higher ed, and I don't think they will now either.

All I can tell you is that the politicians and the oligarchs have both bought in on crypto in the US. In a big way. That hasn't happened before. I can't even tell you how many times I've heard, "... the US needs to be the king of crypto..." since Jan 2025. I used to think the politicians would keep us safe. After the last two leg actions, I'm pretty convinced they've drank the kool-aid also. So ... we'll see. But this thread isn't about crypto, so let's not hijack it.

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Anonymous wrote:5 years? I know some top schools will stay around as novelty but overall seems like collapse is imminent. When graduating classes start experiencing increasing double digit unemployment? Seems like that is just around the corner.

For those who see college purely as a means of acquiring some knowledge or skill that will get you to the next step, who knows. Maybe sooner than later. For those of us who value a residential community of higher learning, never. AI will never replace what an excellent or even good college experience provides.

Yes. Those who study philosophy or gender studies for example -- are their job prospects any different now than 10 years ago?

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Anonymous wrote:OP is the same poster who asked 5 years ago if crypto would cause all banking to collapse; and if self-driving cars would cause the auto industry to collapse. How's that going?

I work for a bank regulator. Trust me when I say this, banks are worried!

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-15/crypto-s-win-on-landmark-legislation-reshapes-rivalry-with-banks

But crypto has been around in a big way for 10+ years. Every year, we hear how it's going to take over the world, and it hasn't.

Yes, your link involves a potential US regulatory change, but other countries have always had looser rules. Some countries even adopted crypto as one of their official currencies (El Salvador). Yet, crypto has not done all these things people fear it will do, like get rid of banks; alleviate the need for USD/EUR/etc, and so on.

And how about self-driving cars? Just 5 years ago, people were saying maybe we won't even need to build houses with garages and driveways as we'll just summon a car on demand and it'll drive to us and drive us around. What happened to that?

In other words, every couple years, we hear about some "this will change everything" technology. Most do have some effect, especially at the fringes, but they have never really brought down major industries like higher ed, and I don't think they will now either.

Anonymous wrote:I know what you want to say but in a way uneducated might be the majority already at the moment consider how backward the fundamental education is like now.

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Anonymous wrote:5 years? I know some top schools will stay around as novelty but overall seems like collapse is imminent. When graduating classes start experiencing increasing double digit unemployment? Seems like that is just around the corner.

For those who see college purely as a means of acquiring some knowledge or skill that will get you to the next step, who knows. Maybe sooner than later. For those of us who value a residential community of higher learning, never. AI will never replace what an excellent or even good college experience provides.