Your Promising Future in Computer and Information Sciences: The AI Age

A Conversation with Experts

Recently, there have been many articles in newspapers, magazines, online blogs and forums suggesting that AI will eliminate certain jobs and that, specifically, aspiring young computer or information scientists should think twice about entering this field because there will no longer be any entry-level jobs.

Breaking news: There are already signs that industry is opening more computer and information technology jobs. We will be following this closely.

 What’s the real situation with AI and future job prospects?

Ali Shokoufandeh, PhD, and Dario Salvucci, PhD

We asked two experts — Ali Shokoufandeh, PhD, Interim Dean of SCIS and Distinguished University Professor, and Dario Salvucci, PhD, Interim Senior Associate Dean of Academic Operations at SCIS and Professor of Computer Science — to weigh in on the future of computer and information science careers.

This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity by a real, live human being.

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