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Computer Science, a popular college major, has one of the highest unemployment rates (www.newsweek.com)
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Published earlier this year, but still relevant.

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[–] MITM0@lemmy.world -1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Let me guess AI

[–] Perspectivist@feddit.uk 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

If you had spent the 20 seconds it took to write this comment to actually start reading the article you'd find out the true reason and that AI is not even mentioned.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 days ago

However, as major companies like Amazon and Google have laid off thousands of workers to boost profits, the major has lost some of its appeal in the job market

Do you know why those two companies which the article called out very early on went through those layoffs?

...Pivoting to AI

[–] MITM0@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

So AI isn't automation ?

[–] Perspectivist@feddit.uk 0 points 4 days ago

No, AI stands for Artificial Intelligence, and this isn’t about automation either. The demand for computer scientists just spiked during the pandemic when everyone was stuck at home on their computers - not so much once it ended.