As this year’s graduates prepare to enter the workforce, many are either anxious or flat out terrified about the impact of artificial intelligence — particularly large language models such as ChatGPT — on their careers. According to a poll by the BestColleges website, six in ten US college students worry that the use of AI in their studies is diminishing the value of earning a degree.
And most of these jobs currently operate on an apprenticeship model, in which doing the grunt work gives young employees a ringside seat for more substantive work. Senior lawyers and bankers say their businesses are just beginning to grapple with the impact of AI on their recruiting and training plans. They do not want to miss out on hiring top talent, but they fear taking on more entry-level people than they need. Some also worry that the focus on tech will hit workplace diversity efforts.