With AI impacting jobs, liberal arts degrees might actually be secure for Gen Z. Tech jobs have slowly lost the glow of security for young grads—unemployment is up to 7.8% for computer engineering majors—which has led to claims that finance is the next best field in the past few years. But some execs say having the “deep thinking” skills from liberal arts is what they’re looking for now, the kind anthropology and psychology majors focus on. Even working with AI, Microsoft’s chief scientist says critical thinking and ability to communicate nuance is necessary now. Granted, liberal arts and fine arts degrees remain among the highest unemployment rates, but tech computer engineering rising to second is signaling a real shift in skills-based hiring. Now, companies from McKinsey to Anthropic themselves are looking to hire employees with the human touch AI can’t replicate (and that tech students may not have been taught) and are recommending students get a wider range of knowledge than a specialization. (Fortune)
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