Will Claeys, a junior at Thomas Aquinas College’s East Coast campus, isn’t overly concerned about whether his philosophy studies will be a liability in a job market that is becoming increasingly saturated with artificial intelligence. If anything, they may be an asset.
“Right now, the AI job market is really valuing philosophy majors more than anyone else,” said Claeys in an interview with the Register. “They’re looking for people who can think conceptually and think in concepts.”
Amid concerns about the ripple effects of AI’s spread through the economy and culture, Claeys’ perspective is optimistic. Nonetheless, many Catholic higher-learning institutions are facing new questions about how potential upheavals in the job market may affect the relevance of a traditional liberal arts degree.
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