Colleges Revamp Courses to Help Prepare Students for the AI Workplace

WSJ Your Money Briefing

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🗓️ 8 August 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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As more companies incorporate generative AI tools, colleges and universities are racing to create new artificial-intelligence programs to prepare students with the skills they need to get a job. Wall Street Journal reporter Milla Surjadi joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss how the types of businesses requiring AI-related knowledge go beyond tech. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	Here's your money briefing for Thursday August 8th. I'm J. R. Whelan for the Wall Street Journal.
0:37.0	As the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace increases, more colleges are revamping their programs to prepare students for incorporating generative AI in their careers.
0:51.0	This is coming at a time as more Americans are questioning the
0:54.3	value of a college degree. Colleges are really eager to prove their relevance as a
0:58.3	path to well-paying jobs and they see an AI degree or AI coursework as a way to help their students get there.
1:05.2	And the classes are not just limited to students who want to apply for tech jobs.
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