Job postings across the U.S. have fallen by about 32% since ChatGPT hit the market, according to data from the Federal Reserve, as businesses deploy AI tools to boost efficiency. The percentage of Gen Z staffers at large public tech companies has been cut in half within the past two years; once-lucrative career paths, like computer programming, have hit employment lows; and now, humanoid robots are even being designed to take on physical work.
It’s a dire situation that’s forced many aspiring Gen Zers to reconsider if costly college degrees are worth the dwindling payout, or even switch to seemingly more AI-proof blue-collar careers. However, the Google CEO asserted that there is no golden-ticket college major or profession that is guaranteed to be safeguarded from AI; people should pursue whatever career they want, regardless of how the tech changes the job landscape.