Sir Jonathan Bate has commented on the shift from humanities to STEM subjects among students seeking well-paying jobs.
“The irony of that, of course, is that if you speak to employers, they really like English students because the best of them can write, communicate and think critically. The deeper irony is, with the AI revolution, the people who are really going to lose their jobs are the computer programmers.”
He has a point. But in my opinion, what we need more of is writers who can code and coders who can write. I think AI can really help people expand their skillset.
As reliance on AI grows, those who develop deep, ‘analogue’ expertise in whatever it is they specialise in will stand head and shoulders above the rest.
I think how AI is used in education is particularly important. Especially if the machines break or get turned off one day.