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My Parent doesn't want me doing CS, or CE, because they feel the job market will disappear come 7 years. (lemmy.world)
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Basically Title.
I love CS, I love designing systems, programming, some cyber and math.
The problem is, I am due to admit into CS this year (4 year program). My Parent's will be funding a majority of it (~2 years, + RESP). And one of my parents, thinks CS won't have many jobs come 7 years?
Why? Because AI will take them all (or is more likely to take them all). That AI is expanding at a rapid pace, and they will slowly but surely take the hardware designing jobs, the programming jobs, and pretty much all the jobs except the administration ones. I have a poor time putting into words what I would like to do in the future (cause I love lots of things related to CS) but I say thing a bit on the technical side, and this parent says that if I cant explain it to them than I don't understand it and that they understand (more to me) what will happen to the market due to their age

I am not saying they're wrong to any of this by the way, I'm just looking for advice on if they're right, and if not, why?

I don't think I'll ever give up doing CS because its something I love with all my heart.
But if I'm not able to convince them, they want me to take a gap and get a different degree (in a less likely to be taken job).
I might be rambling here, but I am genuinely soooo lost.

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[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 3 points 3 days ago

If AI is coming to take CS the other jobs are even more at risk.

Honestly Ive heard this rhetoric the last 20 years in software development. AI is just the latest fad. Before it was some sort of language that was going to make developing software obsolete. I remember specifically people said that about web dev and wordpress. Its still a thing, theres just MORE. More software in the world now being made with more entities. Even if AI gets better, CS can transition into IT, network security, etc..etc.. theres a ton there.

Maybe having a frank discussion with your parents would be in order. Worst case, check to see if you can get other ways of funding your education.