Ep. 310 | What Impact Will AI Have On College Graduates?

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Phil Black discusses the implications of AI on the job market for college graduates and the relevance of traditional education.

In today's episode, I wrestle with the tension between sticking to the old playbook (e.g. traditional college track) and throwing caution to the wind. How will AI impact opportunities for college graduates? College prepares students for the following job responsibilities: administrative and organizational tasks research and information gathering data analysis and reporting communication and writing project support customer and client interaction etc. Also known as "grunt work". Guess what else is pretty good at "grunt work"? You guessed it. AI What is going to happen, when the only things that recent college graduates are capable of doing, are no longer needed? Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enroll in PrepWell Academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Give us a review Share this episode with a friend Join our mailing list (by opting in on the homepage or in this article) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enroll⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ your 9th or 10th grader in the program PrepWell Academy's Founder, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Phil Black⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , has spent a lifetime cracking the code on the world's most competitive programs: Yale University…

People in this episode

Host: Phil Black

Topics covered

• AI impact on jobs
• college graduates
• traditional education
• grunt work
• future of work

Keywords

• AI
• college graduates
• job market
• education
• grunt work
• future of work

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PrepWell Academy, Yale University, Harvard Business School, Navy SEALs, Goldman Sachs, Shark Tank

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