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The article focuses on how the rise of artificial intelligence is reversing long-held assumptions about career security, with programmers now feeling more threatened by automation than humanities graduates. Topics include the shifting job market dynamics between technical and non-technical fields, t...

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Published in:Economist Vol. 459; no. 9505; pp. 68 - 70
Format: Article
Published: Economist Newspaper Limited 6/27/2026
Subjects:
Job security
Labor market
Humanities education
Artificial intelligence
STEM occupations
Computer programmers
Automation software
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article focuses on how the rise of artificial intelligence is reversing long-held assumptions about career security, with programmers now feeling more threatened by automation than humanities graduates. Topics include the shifting job market dynamics between technical and non-technical fields, the unexpected employability of philosophy graduates compared with some STEM peers, and the growing uncertainty over which skills will remain resilient in an AI-driven economy.