Re: They graduated from Stanford. Due to AI, they can't find a job
Anonymous <[email protected]>
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Mitchell Holman wrote: > Larry Parker <[email protected]> wrote in > news:[email protected]: > >> Stanford computer science graduates are discovering their degrees no >> longer guarantee jobs as AI coding tools now outpace entry-level >> programmers. >> >> Tech companies are replacing ten junior developers with just two >> experienced engineers and an AI agent capable of equivalent >> productivity. >> >> Facing a weaker job market, recent graduates are turning to master’s >> programs, less prestigious employers, and startup ventures to survive. >> >> A Stanford software engineering degree used to be a golden ticket. >> Artificial intelligence has devalued it to bronze, recent graduates >> say. >> >> The elite students are shocked by the lack of job offers as they >> finish studies at what is often ranked as the top university in >> America. >> >> When they were freshmen, ChatGPT hadn’t yet been released upon the >> world. Today, AI can code better than most humans. >> >> Top tech companies just don’t need as many fresh graduates. >> >> https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-12-19/they-graduated-from-s >> tanford-due-to-ai-they-cant-find-job >> > > > Watch for the blame-the-victim conservatives > to claim they "picked the wrong degree course" > and "they should have kept up with the market" > > > Or they could simply NOT go to university in the first place. If we dissolved the university system and got rid of the HR departments, you wouldn't need to have these increasingly useless credentials that prove nothing but adherence to an insane and evil state religion in order to get a job.