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Scarlet_pot2 t1_j1j6woh wrote

with endless courses online for any subject at a cheap price, education is already widely available. The problem is that credentials get you the job. If I wanted to be a software developer, I could learn to code in a year. Instead I have to spend 4-6 years getting a bachelors because that gets you the interview. Luckily ill be done in may.

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poutine t1_j1jh61j wrote

Credentials are over. AI will interview people and determine their ability far more accurately than a post secondary credential asserts.

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turbofisherman t1_j1k39p8 wrote

Nah. If an AI is able to effectively interview candidates, then there's no point in candidates anymore.

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Ok_Homework9290 t1_j1knjxb wrote

Don't know how you reached this conclusion. Interviewing candidates is only one of the many, many things humans can do.

Besides, we already have AI interviewing candidates to some extent.

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dxplq876 t1_j29wcna wrote

Yeah the ai will just do the job itself

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drsimonz t1_j1l10tr wrote

IMO credentials only really exist for the benefit of people in the business of selling credentials. No industry has credentials when it first comes into existence. Over time, optional credentials become mandatory because laws are passed, and most likely these laws are drafted by lobbyists or "industry leaders" working for the credentialing entities. In other words, they exist because of corruption, not because of any real market need. I doubt these entrenched organizations are going to let AI interview software cut into their bottom line...

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Cult_of_Chad t1_j1jmigq wrote

Not the same.

Say you want to learn an instrument or singing; give an AI tutor access to your camera and mic and it will give you relevant advice on your technique. As a mediocre self-taught musician that always wanted lessons but couldn't justify the cost...

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LevelWriting OP t1_j1jclon wrote

I think very few things require a certification these days. and yes you could learn anything for free but most of these cheap courses from skillshare or udemy are pretty shit. Also, you cannot get personalized education with an actual teacher from these courses, which can make all the difference.

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Drakonis1988 t1_j1k3k3f wrote

Not true. If you're good at coding and you can show it, getting a job is super easy. a degree isn't needed.

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FranciscoJ1618 t1_j1l9g4u wrote

In IT degrees have 0 relevance. idk what are you talking about.

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Scarlet_pot2 t1_j1ol3le wrote

there was a study I saw awhile back, for software engineers around 92% had at least a bachelors degree. Sure if you want a level 1 tech IT repair job like geek squad or contract work, a cert with some experience is enough. I did that for a bit.

If you want a full time software engineer role that pays at least 60k+ a year, usually requires a degree.

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FranciscoJ1618 t1_j1olqqg wrote

The study you saw is completely wrong. You should read some profiles and job postings from linkedin and you'll see most software developers don't have a bachelor and most job postings don't ask for degrees and if they do they usually say "not required". Instead they ask for X amount of years of experience in React for example.

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Scarlet_pot2 t1_j1omn1i wrote

I'm not saying its impossible to get a SWE job without a degree or certs. But it puts you at a disadvantage. Why would a hiring manager choose someone without a CompSci Degree over someone with? Alot of times, The people with the degrees are the ones who actually get interviews.

And i saw a search on Indeed for SWE jobs, 17k asked for a Computer Science Degree, 11k asked for a Software Development degree.

Here is a study from July 2022 "73% of all Software Engineers have a bachelors degree"

https://seedscientific.com/software-engineering-statistics/

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FranciscoJ1618 t1_j1ooacw wrote

1st: that's limited to the US

2nd: it's not the same that "most of them have a bachelor degree" than "it's required to have a bachelor degree". Most people think they need to have it and that's why they get one, and then they start as everybody else being juniors and having a boss younger than them. Once you get your first job it doesn't make any difference and it's better to spend time earning money and getting experience instead of wasting money and time on useless knowledge.

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el_chaquiste t1_j1k9k8h wrote

Web 1.0 and 2.0 were about putting information available and then trying to organize it to be found (HTTP, search engines, wikis, social networks, etc).

I won't speak of 3.0 'cause the term was hijacked and it was a huge fiasco.

But the next one, will be the true semantic web, mentored by nearly all-knowing AIs showing you the facts in carefully explainted terms, and providing immediate responses with information, not just data.

This is nothing like the past, because it will be an intelligent agent synthesizing the facts as an actual human expert would, and giving you those at first request. No fuss with seaching and investigating.

Of course, you still could search to verify the AI provided response, but soon people will find they are very reliable, despite some lingering tendency to fabulism (they just won't admit their ignorance yet).

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