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Can you futureproof your career by choosing an AI-resistant degree?

Humans will have to compete with AI-powered virtual employees in the near future. Here are our tips for the last human holdoutsFutureproofing your career with an AI-resistant degree is a tough ask, says Charlie Ball, an expert on graduate employment for Jisc, the UK’s higher education digital, data and technology agency.“What you’re trying to do […]

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AI may be denting computer science graduates’ job prospects, UK data shows

Economics graduates also appear to be affected as demand for them falls in well-paid roles in financeAI may be warping the job prospects for students in the previously high-demand subjects of computer science and economics, according to a detailed look into the careers of recent UK graduates.Data obtained for the 2027 Guardian University Guide published

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I’ve tested dozens of items to perfect my work-from-home setup. These 13 make all the difference

Build a home office you’ll actually enjoying working from with tried-and-true upgrades – from inexpensive speakers to a stand that can turn an iPad into a second monitorThe best wireless earbuds in the US – testedSign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better thingsIf you work from home, even

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AI-proof? Younger workers desert the digital world for traditional crafts

In a disrupted job market people are turning to heritage crafts such as bookbinding, metalwork and boatbuildingIt’s a bleak moment for young people entering the workforce for the first time. For decades, a university degree seemed to promise a stable career – but entry-level white-collar jobs across almost all sectors are being disrupted by AI.

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The Guardian view on the changed world of job interviews: missing the human factor | Editorial

Andy Burnham’s doubts about Zoom interviews apply more widely to a hiring process being transformed by AIAlmost half of UK jobseekers have found themselves pitching to an AI bot, according to recent research, leading many to give up in frustration. As one despairing applicant lamented in the pages of the Guardian a few months ago:

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Unemployed young people to join AI boot camps to get job-ready

Pilot scheme will provide three weeks of training as part of UK government’s latest attempt to address Neets crisisYoung people out of work or at risk of unemployment in the UK are to join “AI boot camps” where they harness the technology to get a foothold in the workplace.The government’s latest attempt to address the

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Welcome to the age of extreme job anxiety | Zoe Williams

Young, old, midlife – whatever your age, gender or sector, the unemployment crisis is hitting us all. The only way through it is togetherThe personal experience of long-term unemployment is one people rarely share, for completely understandable reasons. There’s a bit of superstition that saying it out loud will bed it in, and there’s always

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Safe from AI: which jobs will help you thrive in the future?

Experts say there will still be opportunities ahead in everything from teaching to hotels and the lawEntering the world of work often brings some uncertainty, but now there is another question: how can I AI-proof my career?We asked people from across various industries what they think the impact of AI will be on careers, and

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What would our lives look like if we no longer had to work? As a thought experiment I tried to imagine

The abundance that AI promises to deliver represents an enormous and radical opportunity – a chance to reconnect with the ancient project of how to liveFor a long time humanity has dreamed about a life free of toil, spent largely in leisure, learning and pleasure.Now that AI has arrived, what if it was the thing

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