In engineering, computer science, medicine and related professions, an experienced practitioner can frequently earn far more in industry than a university is prepared to pay.
—
Francisco Ruiz,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2026
Real-world experience in professions may be a quality that AI is incapable of replicating, a new study suggests.
The lesson is that isolated task automation rarely results in large-scale job losses, except in occupations built around a very narrow set of activities.
—
Adam Schickling,
Fortune,
8 Aug. 2026
Governments, business leaders, and economists have tried to estimate which occupations will disappear, which new ones will emerge, and what skills people will need to remain competitive.
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