Tyson Stevens

EDsmart is adding expert commentary to an already-published data analysis examining AI exposure, college majors, earnings, and the skills that may remain valuable as AI advances. Read the published analysis: https://www.edsmart.org/newsroom/future-higher-ed-ai-skills/ Please review the analysis before answering so your commentary can add context, interpretation, or a useful perspective to the findings, rather than simply offering a general prediction about AI. We're looking for higher-education researchers, professors, labor economists, workforce researchers, career-development professionals, HR/hiring leaders, and other professionals with direct expertise in education, labor markets, workforce development, or AI's impact on work. Please answer ONE of the following: 1. High AI exposure doesn't necessarily mean poor career prospects. How should college students think about AI exposure when choosing a major? 2. Which human skill do you believe will become more valuable as AI becomes more capable — and why? 3. What should colleges be teaching students today to prepare them for an AI-heavy workplace? 4. What will distinguish graduates who benefit from AI from workers whose skills are increasingly automated? Response requirements: - Keep your response under 80 words. Short, specific, quotable answers (roughly 40–75 words) are preferred. - Please answer only one question. - Be specific and avoid generic predictions about AI. - Include your name, title, organization/institution, relevant area of expertise, and LinkedIn profile if available. - Include a link to an institutional faculty/staff page, professional bio, research profile, or other page that verifies your relevant expertise. - We are seeking subject-matter experts with direct experience in higher education, workforce development, labor economics, hiring/HR, career development, or AI and the workplace. - Please do not submit responses on behalf of SEO, digital marketing, content marketing, or link-building agencies unless the quoted individual independently meets - the subject-matter criteria above. Selected responses may be quoted, edited for clarity and length, and attributed within EDsmart's existing research.