Name: AI 如何讓大學文憑價值蒸發？🤔 (How AI Is Killing The Value Of A College Degree)
Uploaded: 2025-11-24T12:27:30.000Z
Duration: 11 min 42 s

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On May 16, 2025, I woke up and was ready to get into my graduation gown for the day of celebration of Villanova's graduation ceremony.

在 2025 年 5 月 16 日，我醒來準備穿上我的畢業禮服，迎接維拉諾瓦大學畢業典禮的慶祝日。

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My family and friends came from pretty much across the country to see me walk across the stage and receive my diploma.

我的家人和朋友們從全國各地趕來，只為看我走上舞臺領取我的文憑。

Super excited to find finally have the diploma that shows my hard work over those four years.

終於拿到這張證明我四年努力的文憑，我超級興奮。

I was super excited to apply those skills to the job market, to an employer, and

我也很期待將這些技能應用到就業市場，找到一份工作，

Flash forward a couple months into the job search been a little demoralizing.

快轉幾個月，進入求職階段，這過程有點令人沮喪。

The job market has been very tough, especially for the new grads.

就業市場非常艱難，特別是對於新畢業生來說。

I have been on my job search since November 2024.

我從2024年11月就開始找工作了。

I've been applying anywhere and everywhere and it has been a little difficult to, to even get to the initial interviews that I want to get to.

我到處投履歷，但要拿到我想要的初步面試機會，真的有點難。

The job market is kind of trash right now.

It's really difficult for people who have many years of experience.

So it's going to be difficult for college kids.

The rise of youth unemployment is worrisome for the individual worker.

青年失業率的上升，對個別勞工來說很令人擔心。

We can see that graduating in a recession leaves long lasting scars for decades after.

我們可以看見，在經濟衰退時畢業，會在往後幾十年留下長久的創傷。

These workers are a vital part of the labor market and, and

這些勞工是勞動力市場的重要一環，

if they're having a hard time, that means that the economy could have a hard time.

如果他們過得不好，那就代表經濟可能也會有困難。

For the broader economy, these youth workers might be early indicators that the overall economy is slowing down or maybe even heading towards a recession for the first time in modern history.

對整體經濟來說，這些年輕勞工可能是整體經濟正在放緩，甚至可能在現代史上首次走向經濟衰退的早期指標。

A bachelor degree is no longer a reliable path to professional employment.

學士學位不再是專業就業的可靠途徑。

If you look at the overall labor market, it's still doing strong.

如果我們放眼整體勞動力市場，它仍然表現強勁。

Unemployment rates in general are still fairly low.

But then when you zoom in on the young workers, they seem to be struggling.

但當我們聚焦在年輕勞工時，他們似乎正在掙扎。

The unemployment rate among young US workers aged 16 to 24 stood at 10.4% in September.

九月時，美國16至24歲年輕勞工的失業率為10.4%。

It's generally been trending upward since April 2023, when it dipped to the lowest point since the pandemic.

自2023年4月疫情以來最低點以來，失業率普遍呈現上升趨勢。

And in particular, there's been a worrisome rise in unemployment rates among recent college graduates.

特別是近期大學畢業生的失業率出現了令人擔憂的上升。

Usually we think of those as being some of the most safest workers in our economy, but

通常我們會認為他們是我們經濟中最穩定的勞工，但是

that pattern seems to be flipping right now.

One is the supply of workers with a bachelor's degree is increasing.

一是擁有學士學位的勞工供應正在增加。

But at the same time, partly because of AI, the demand for workers with a bachelor degree is not increasing anymore.

但同時，部分原因是AI，對學士學位勞工的需求不再增加。

So we have a glut of people with a bachelor degree.

所以我們現在有學士學位人才過剩。

Their wage growth is growing more slowly.

And with AI continuing to automate more and more jobs.

而且隨著AI持續自動化越來越多的工作，

Artificial intelligence has allowed some corporate giants to hire fewer workers and some have even begun shrinking their workforces as they integrate more automation.

人工智慧讓一些大型企業能夠僱用更少的員工，有些甚至開始縮減人力，因為他們整合了更多自動化。

Goldman Sachs says it could displace 6 to 7% of the US workforce over the next decade.

高盛表示，這在未來十年內可能會取代6%到7%的美國勞工。

Young workers are feeling AIs impact the most.

年輕勞工最能感受到AI的影響。

A Stanford study finds that since 2022, unemployment for 22 to 25 year olds in highly AI exposed jobs has dropped 13% while older workers and those in less exposed roles remain steady or growing.

史丹佛大學的研究發現，自2022年以來，接觸AI程度較高的職位中，22至25歲年輕人的失業率下降了13%，而年長員工和接觸AI程度較低的職位則保持穩定或有所增長。

I think AI and machine learning is absolutely taking entry level careers from new graduates like myself.

我認為AI和機器學習絕對會搶走像我這樣新畢業生的入門級職業。

From a business standpoint, it makes a lot of sense.

從商業角度來看，這非常合理。

You get something that can produce results a lot quicker.

你可以得到一個能更快產出成果的東西。

I really can't blame employers for making those steps in my mind the right direction to save money, cut costs.

我真的不能怪僱主們在我心目中做出這些省錢、降低成本的正確步驟。

But it's a little frustrating from my standpoint because I'm looking for a full time career somewhere to really put my skills to work.

但從我的角度來看，這有點令人沮喪，因為我正在尋找一份全職的職業，希望能真正發揮我的技能。

Especially for larger corporations that are trying to go through AI transformation, some of it could be tied to AI from a perspective of they're trying to let go of people in other departments so that they can invest more in AI.

特別是對於那些正試圖進行AI轉型的大型企業來說，其中一部分可能與AI有關，因為他們試圖裁掉其他部門的人員，以便能投入更多資金到AI上。

But at the same time, I think what's also happening is the AI systems that can write code, especially at junior level has gotten really good.

但同時，我認為正在發生的另一件事是，能夠編寫程式碼的AI系統，特別是初級別的，已經變得非常厲害。

And because of that we are already seeing, especially in tech companies, there's the need for number of junior engineers has gotten lower.

也因為這樣，我們已經看到，尤其是在科技公司，對初級工程師的需求已經降低了。

The Federal Reserve has also taken notice.

You see a significant number of companies either announcing that they are not going to be doing much hiring or actually doing layoffs.

你會看到很多公司宣佈他們不會大量招聘，或者實際上在裁員。

Much of the time they're talking about AI and what it can do.

很多時候他們都在談論AI以及它的功能。

But there is another element here which is more and more young people are going to college and get a much higher rate than the baby boomers who are now retiring.

但還有另一個因素，越來越多年輕人上大學，比例遠高於現在正在退休的嬰兒潮世代。

So what's happening is that the workforce is becoming more and more educated over time.

所以正在發生的是，勞動力人口的教育程度隨著時間推移越來越高。

And perhaps to the degree that we have a glut of college grad, AI might be having a little bit of impact.

也許因為大學畢業生過剩，AI可能產生了一點影響。

But I think right now what's really driving a lot of this youth unemployment is the fact that businesses just in general are not bringing on new workers.

但我認為現在導致青年失業率居高不下的真正原因是，總體來說，企業就是不再招募新員工。

And so whether you're unemployed or whether you're trying to get in the labor market for the first time, right now is a really difficult time to find a job.

所以，無論你是失業，還是第一次想進入勞動力市場，現在都是一個非常難找工作的時候。

Just a few years ago, many companies, especially tech firms, went on a hiring spree.

就在幾年前，許多公司，特別是科技公司，還在瘋狂招聘。

During the pandemic era, for example, during the COVID 19 pandemic.

例如，在疫情期間，也就是COVID-19疫情期間。

Amazon's workforce ballooned to 1.6 million employees globally in 2021.

Amazon 在 2021 年全球員工人數膨脹到 160 萬。

By 2024, the count had shrunk to 1.5 million.

到 2024 年，人數縮減到 150 萬。

Amazon saying this morning it's going to lay off about 14,000 corporate employees as it restructures for the AI era, marking the latest move in a multi year effort to streamline operations and shift resources toward its biggest bets to including generative AI.

Amazon 今天早上表示，為了迎接 AI 時代的重整，將裁員約 14,000 名企業員工，這是多年來為了精簡營運並將資源轉向其最大賭注（包括生成式 AI）的最新舉措。

Experts are divided on whether COVID 19 hiring sprees are behind the current layoffs over hiring they did in the COVID era when they didn't actually need to.

專家對於 COVID-19 期間的瘋狂招聘是否是目前裁員的原因，也就是他們在 COVID 時代過度招聘了他們實際上並不需要的人員，意見不一。

Like it's not because of AI that people are losing jobs.

In fact, because of AI, we see a lot more empowerment in people like small business owners are able to take advantage of AI and build amazing companies.

事實上，因為 AI，我們看到人們獲得了更多賦權，像是小型企業主能夠利用 AI 建立很棒的公司。

We should probably not use this argument much anymore.

我們大概不應該再多用這個論點了。

I think if there was overhiring, it's already been adjusted in 2324.

我認為如果之前有過度招聘，在 2324 年已經調整好了。

我認為這已經不是一個很大的影響了，但是

I would say that the period of strong labor shortages that we had in 21, 2223, I think it forced companies, even without AI, or not taking AI out of the story here, it just forced companies, this severe labor shortage, to learn how to do things with fewer people.

我會說，我們在 21、2223 年經歷的嚴重勞動力短缺時期，我認為這迫使企業，即使沒有 AI，或者在這裡不把 AI 排除在外，這種嚴重的勞動力短缺，迫使企業學會如何用更少的人來做事。

And that may be another factor that is impacting labor market conditions now.

這可能也是影響目前勞動力市場狀況的另一個因素。

Not only are young workers finding it difficult to enter the job market, but

不僅是年輕勞工難以進入就業市場，

the young professional workforce is also shrinking.

A recent study by compensation platform Pave finds that between January 2023 and and July 2025, the number of young workers at large public technology companies fell by more than half.

compensation platform Pave 最近的一項研究發現，在 2023 年 1 月到 2025 年 7 月之間，大型上市公司科技公司的年輕員工數量減少了一半以上。

Private technology companies also saw a decline.

The impact that this rising youth unemployment rate could have, you know, you start playing this out over the course of years and you say, you know, if these workers have a hard time getting into jobs now, that impacts spending, right?

這可能會對現在不斷上升的青年失業率造成影響，你想想，如果這些勞工現在就業困難，這會影響他們的消費能力，對吧？

That impacts them going out, buying things.

這也會影響他們外出消費、購買東西。

That also impacts like their earning capabilities, money going into taxes, you know, which ultimately impacts government spending as well, right?

這也會影響他們的賺錢能力、稅收，最終也會影響政府的支出，對吧？

And so you start to add these things together and it really can lead to further widening in income inequality.

所以當你把這些因素加在一起，真的會導致貧富差距進一步擴大。

Economic inequality in the US is getting worse.

The new Oxfam report shows that between 1989 and 2022, the top 1% gained about 101 times more wealth in the median household.

最新的樂施會（Oxfam）報告顯示，在 1989 年到 2022 年間，最富有的 1% 人口財富增長了約 101 倍，遠超一般家庭。

我們將看到更嚴重的貧富差距。

It's a problem today and it will be an even bigger problem in the future.

這是今天就存在的問題，未來將會是個更大的問題。

It will be a problem that will have to political consequences.

這將會是一個會帶來政治後果的問題。

I think what will eventually happen is that there will be growing demand for income redistribution.

我認為最終會發生的情況是，對所得重新分配的需求會越來越大。

If you have increasing unemployment rates, especially among young workers, it might leave some with being dissatisfied with the current economy and political climate.

如果失業率不斷上升，尤其是在年輕勞工之間，可能會讓一些人對目前的經濟和政治氣候感到不滿。

That could have some implications for in general the political debate.

這可能會對整體政治辯論產生一些影響。

And so we need to really be thinking about, you know, how do we make sure that we're taking care of this right now because it could have big spending, big economic implications down the road.

所以我們真的需要思考，你知道，我們該如何確保我們現在就處理好這個問題，因為這可能會在未來帶來巨大的支出和經濟影響。

The job market is challenging for young workers as many entry level positions, a launchpad for new graduates, are disappearing.

對於年輕勞工來說，就業市場充滿挑戰，因為許多作為新畢業生起點的入門級職位正在消失。

At the same time, however, Handshake, a career site for college students and recent grads, reports that employers are increasingly seeking entry level hires who are fluent in AI.

同時，針對大學生和近期畢業生的求職網站 Handshake 報告指出，僱主越來越希望入門級員工能夠流利使用 AI。

We're actually seeing from companies is an increase in desire for early talent to have AI skills.

我們實際上看到企業對於早期人才具備 AI 技能的需求正在增加。

So we've actually seen a 5x increase in our job postings since 2023 that list a skills as part of the job requirements or qualifications.

自 2023 年以來，我們在職位要求或資格中列出 AI 技能的工作職缺數量增加了 5 倍。

And even on internships it's been a 4x increase in that same amount of time.

在實習方面，同一時期也增加了 4 倍。

So employers are interested in early talent that is familiar and comfortable using AI.

所以僱主對熟悉並樂於使用 AI 的早期人才很感興趣。

They do expect that early talent will be able to use AI in their functional roles and that they will know how to balance both their expertise and knowledge as well as productivity and efficiency.

他們確實期望早期人才能在其職責範圍內使用 AI，並且知道如何平衡他們的專業知識和技能，以及生產力和效率。

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