Stanford CS Grads Face AI-Driven Job Crunch: Roles Cut 13%, Unemployment Hits 6.1%
AI’s Unforgiving Edge: Stanford’s Programming Prodigies Grapple with a Job Market Transformed
In the heart of Silicon Valley, where innovation has long been synonymous with opportunity, a new reality is dawning for graduates of Stanford University’s renowned computer science program. Once considered a surefire path to lucrative tech careers, these degrees are now facing an unprecedented challenge from artificial intelligence tools that are automating entry-level coding tasks with ruthless precision. Recent reports highlight a growing frustration among these elite students, who find themselves competing not just with peers but with algorithms that perform routine programming work faster and cheaper than humans…