Getting a job got tougher this year for many college students and recent graduates with majors in technical fields like computer science.
The boom in new artificial intelligence tools, like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot, is partly to blame.
A decade ago, Silicon Valley executives were urging students to learn computer programming and promising high-paying jobs to top college coders. Now, prominent tech companies like Amazon and Microsoft are racing to automate some key computing tasks, like generating code, with A.I. tools.
Computer science graduates now face an unemployment rate of 6 percent — compared with just 3 percent for biology and art history graduates, according to a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
I’m a technology reporter at The New York Times who investigates the impact on society of tech industry trends. And I am reporting on how the A.I. boom is affecting people in the early stages of their tech careers.
If you are a college student or recent graduate applying for tech internships or jobs, I’d like to hear from you.
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Natasha Singer is a reporter for The Times who writes about how tech companies, digital devices and apps are reshaping childhood, education and job opportunities.
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