the founder of Google’s first generative-AI team, says higher education is on the verge of “becoming obsolete.”

[Augusta]

Tarifi, the founder of Google’s first generative-AI team, says higher education is on the verge of “becoming obsolete.”

As Gen Z graduates are struggling to land jobs, Tariff warned that pursuing a doctoral degree to stand out is not the answer.

He said students could end up “throwing away” years of their lives, as technology is moving so quickly.

He claimed undergraduate degrees have lost their benefits thanks to AI. This, he said has made young people turn to advanced schooling to unlock jobs with competitive salaries.

Tarifi urged Gen Z not be so fast to jump on the PhD train, as even doctoral degrees may have lost their edge due to AI.

"AI itself is going to be gone by the time you finish a PhD. Even things like applying AI to robotics will be solved by then,” Jad Tarifi told Business Insider.

Tarifi graduated with a PhD

 

[eLdavis]

These days people now rely a lot on the use of AI for solving most things, it's only a matter of time before the majority starts feeling they don't actually need to go to school.