EDITOR'S NOTE Good morning. Sharpen your No. 2 pencils, because today, the Brew is going back to school. Now that classes are back in session, we're taking a look at how technology has transformed the educational landscape. We hope you won't just read the SparkNotes, and we promise there's no pop quiz at the end. And to put in your planner: We won't be in your inbox tomorrow, so feel free to sleep in on Labor Day. We'll be back to sending newsletters on Tuesday. |
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CAREER The college major long touted by tech CEOs, policymakers, and pragmatic parents as a path to six-figure employment straight out of college is now leaving many young job hunters disappointed. Recent computer science grads are struggling to find work as Silicon Valley pulls back on entry-level hiring, outsourcing many of the simpler tasks typically handled by newbies to AI. That has led to increasing anecdotal reports of desperate coding whizzes applying for jobs at places like Chipotle, which don't require Python knowledge but instead involve burrito-rolling chops. Perfect storm Even as far back as 2023, when ChatGPT was just starting to appear in America's cubicles, early career computer science majors were more likely to be jobless than most other majors, according to data recently released by the New York Federal Reserve. A number of major tech companies trimmed their workforces and pulled back on hiring after a pandemic hiring spree, leading computer science and computer engineering majors to experience unemployment rates of 6.1% and 7.5%, respectively, compared to 3.6% for all majors. And things still aren't looking good in the industry for those who aren't AI gurus getting Meta's $100 million signing bonuses: - Currently, postings for software engineer roles on Indeed are down nearly 70% from their peak in 2022, though they have picked up slightly in recent months, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
- This has left many experienced developers with #opentowork LinkedIn banners, competing for fewer jobs with the swelling ranks of coding newcomers, as the number of people studying computer science has more than doubled from 2014 to 2024, per the Computing Research Association.
To make the job hunt even harder for aspiring tech workers who spent the last four years tackling coding problem sets, AI tools are increasingly handling simpler tasks typically reserved for entry-level coders. VC firm SignalFire found that entry-level hiring in Big Tech and startups was down by 25% and 11%, respectively, between 2023 and 2024, a dip the firm attributes, at least in part, to automation. Career consultants advise recent grads to focus on upskilling and getting fluent with AI tools to make themselves attractive to employers, who are increasingly overlooking degree credentials. But a CS degree can still pay off. Recent computer science grads who did land jobs enjoyed some of the highest salaries of any major, raking in an early career average of $80,000, per the New York Fed. They also had some of the lowest rates of employment in roles that don't require a bachelor's degree, which could indicate that coding geeks haven't been rushing to take a job unless it matches their skillset.—SK | | |
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TECH A chart with this big a drop-off starting in mid-June could signal the frequency of hot soup orders at your local bodega or Mets fans' belief that their team will win the World Series. But it's not either one—this chart shows the falloff in OpenAI usage when colleges and universities let out for the summer and students largely stopped interacting with ChatGPT to find homework answers. The data was collected by OpenRouter, a platform that compares and tests AI models, and it also showed other valleys during the school year, typically during weekends.—DL | | |
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AI Don't be surprised if the principal's PA announcement sounds like it's written by ChatGPT, because many schools have been rolling out the red carpet for generative AI. Six out of 10 teachers said that they had turned to AI tools in the last school year for tasks like crafting lesson plans, creating assignments, and grading, a poll by the Walton Family Foundation and Gallup found. Many educators are coming to terms with the idea that, just like the gum stuck under desks, AI is here to stay, and are letting students use the tech in hopes that it'll aid learning instead of just serving as a copy-pastable essay generator. For instance, the New York City Department of Education reversed its initial ban on AI on district devices. Silicon Valley wants to be the teacher's pet The industry developing the text-spouting machines is seeking to make them as much a classroom staple as the pencil sharpeners that screw into the wall: - Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic recently announced that they'll commit $23 million to train 400,000 K–12 teachers on AI in partnership with two educator labor unions.
- Google unveiled a $1 billion initiative to give college students free access to its AI model Gemini and will help train them on how to use various AI tools..
Realizing that standard bots might not cut it in class, OpenAI and Google both recently released AI tools designed to help students grasp concepts rather than get quick answers. But…while some schools are embracing AI (or even letting AI tutors handle the bulk of the teaching), many educators are banning it amid concerns about privacy, its impact on student mental health, and research suggesting that reliance on AI tools can erode critical thinking skills. Meanwhile, recent government data shows that less than half of public schools have a policy governing students' use of AI or have plans to develop one.—SK | | |
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TRANSPORTATION Pickups. Dropoffs. Getting to and from your destination in a timely, safe manner. These aren't just problems for anyone going to an airport—it's also an issue for kids riding school buses. But there's technology out there that's attempting to make the lives of students, drivers, and parents easier. School districts are turning to innovations to improve: - Efficiency: Technology will allow drivers in Lexington, KY, to preplan routes and adjust on the fly should a student
convincingly fake sick not feel great in the morning and need to take the day off. - Safety: A pilot program in New York City outfits buses with cameras and AI tech that will make it easier to avoid collisions and detect cars or cyclists attempting to pass while the bus is stopped. In Detroit, similar tech ensures that cars that zoom past a stopped bus will receive tickets.
- Monitoring: Cameras can also help inside the bus. Keeping tabs on kids is hard when you're concentrating on the road, which is why bus drivers in Idaho have added a rear-view camera to see if kids are acting out or leaving their seats while the bus is moving.
And that's not all: There's also tech that allows parents to see where the buses—and therefore their children—are at any given time on the way to or from school. In St. Louis, swipe-in and swipe-out tech on tablets lets drivers and parents make sure kids make it onto the bus. There's also a system in Indianapolis that helps drivers make sure kids aren't still on the bus at day's end.—DL | | |
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TOOLS If you've taken a math class past sixth grade, chances are you've had to pick up a Texas Instruments (TI) graphing calculator. The number-crunching beast is a school supply mainstay—and a testament to the fact that everything really is bigger in Texas. But Texas Instruments isn't just a one-note business: It's one of the biggest semiconductor companies in the world. Semiconducting some business Texas Instruments engineer and future Nobel Prize winner Jack Kilby co-invented the integrated circuit in 1958 (along with Robert Noyce of Fairchild Semiconductor), paving the way for miniature computer chips. The company was never the same: - In addition to selling chips for industrial applications, TI invented a new, consumer-friendly electronic calculator, launching an education technology revolution.
- The company also started working with the military, making things like missiles, radar systems, and night-vision equipment, until it sold that part of its business to Raytheon in 1997, per the New York Times.
TI paper trail: Nowadays, the company makes most of its money selling analog and embedded semiconductors. Those are the types of chips found in things like toasters and thermostats. They can also be used as building blocks for more advanced technologies, showing up in everything from cars to healthcare equipment. TI is betting big on its chips: Last month, the company announced a $60 billion plan to build five chip fabrication plants in Texas and two in Utah. This will give it five times its current capacity, Mohammad Yunus, the company's senior VP of technology and manufacturing, told CNBC. Apple has since shared that the new chips will be part of its supply chain. TI also announced in May that it's partnering with Nvidia to support its AI infrastructure.—BC | | |
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