CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Every year, college students and families spend billions of dollars on their education and experts are saying the value of that degree could be changing. And it's all thanks to technology.
As AI continues to rapidly advance, a typical four-year degree may not be enough to last an entire career.
Traditionally, people have been expected to go to college and apply what they've learned to the workforce.
Now, AI is changing so quickly that folks are being asked to constantly learn new things and implement AI into their workflow.
if employees are constantly learning on the job, four-year degrees will feel useless for the people spending thousands to get them.
LinkedIn says the job skills employers are looking for are expected to change by more than 65% by 2030.
Company executives say they don't expect AI to replace people's jobs, but they expect workers to be able to use AI as a tool to make their business more effective and efficient.
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