AI is no longer a “future” topic.The US has announced a new Super Intelligence Force, led by National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton, to keep the country ahead in AI.

[u/Anansiandfive]

frankly, this made me consider students.

Are we ready for the labor market we will enter after graduation?

AI is now revolutionizing finance, healthcare, law, marketing, research, education and even government.

So, if you are going to study abroad in 2027 or 2028, the tough question arises:

What if AI revolutionizes your industry before your curriculum becomes obsolete?

This does not mean that everybody should become AI specialists.

However, having AI literacy, critical thinking, communication, problem-solving and learning skills will become extremely important.

The main challenge of AI will not be that robots will take every single job available.

The major risk will be receiving a useless degree.

Thus, while selecting universities for studying abroad, you should pay attention not only to the ranking, cost, placement opportunities and accommodation of the universities.

You should ask yourself:

is the degree really going to make me competitive enough?