What Happens When AI Does the Beginner's Work?
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THE AI ANGLE
Thinning and eliminating traditional entry-level jobsArtificial intelligence is reshaping the workforce by reducing the traditional entry-level jobs that historically allowed new graduates to launch their careers. Because degree completion alone no longer guarantees a viable pathway into the professions, higher education institutions must intentionally weave career readiness, internships, and work-based learning directly into academic programs from the very beginning of college.
THE TEACHING ANGLE
As employers offload beginner tasks to technology, educators face the tension of integrating experiential, work-based learning directly into curricula to provide the foundational professional experiences that traditional first jobs used to supply.Read the original at psychologytoday.com Generate teaching or study materials
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