AI Slashes Graduate Salaries by 13%

🔥 What happened The US Census Bureau analyzed 6.7 million bachelor's graduates. In AI-heavy majors like computer science, starting salaries have dropped 13% since ChatGPT launched, with employment down five percentage points. 💡 Why it matters The impact mirrors a severe recession—without the recession. Half the wage loss comes from graduates taking lower-paying jobs in retail and hospitality. After job switches, the gap shrinks to 5% but never fully closes. ⚡ Our take Today's CS students aren't competing with classmates—they're competing with GPT-5. Universities must urgently make curricula more practical, or a degree becomes a liability.