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Student AI Use Surges as Yale Sees No Mass Job Loss, Prompting Warnings on Learning and Entry-Level Work

Experts urge institutions to reshape training pathways to prevent a generational divide.

Overview

  • More than 90% of social-science students use tools like ChatGPT for university work, a Hochschule Darmstadt study reports.
  • Yale’s Budget Labs finds no economy-wide job losses from generative AI so far, though it notes early shifts affecting new entrants.
  • A Stanford analysis cited in the coverage observed fewer openings for young workers in AI-exposed fields such as software development.
  • Generational researcher Rüdiger Maas warns that habitual reliance on AI shortcuts could erode deep reading and critical reflection, particularly in humanities and social sciences.
  • WEF polling shows 34% of surveyed German firms expect AI to both eliminate roles and create new ones, reinforcing calls to monitor entry-level hiring and expand practical training pathways.