{"id":22057,"date":"2026-02-20T14:37:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/nascent-tech-real-fear-how-ai-anxiety-is-upending-career-ambitions\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T14:37:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:37:19","slug":"nascent-tech-real-fear-how-ai-anxiety-is-upending-career-ambitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/nascent-tech-real-fear-how-ai-anxiety-is-upending-career-ambitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Nascent tech, real fear: how AI anxiety is upending career ambitions"},"content":{"rendered":"

AI has convinced computer science students to shift majors and white-collar workers to change careers, while some are embracing it<\/p>\n

Matthew Ramirez started at Western Governors University as a computer science major in 2025, drawn by the promise of a high-paying, flexible career as a programmer. But as headlines mounted about tech layoffs<\/a> and AI\u2019s potential to replace entry-level coders<\/a>, he began to question whether that path would actually lead to a job.<\/p>\n

When the 20-year-old interviewed for a datacenter technician role that June and never heard back, his doubts deepened. In December, Ramirez decided on what he thought was a safer bet: turning away from computer science entirely. He dropped his planned major to instead apply to nursing school. He comes from a family of nurses, and sees the field as more stable and harder to automate than coding.<\/p>\n

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\nAI has convinced computer science students to shift majors and white-collar workers to change careers, while some are embracing it
\nMatthew Ramirez started at Western Governors University as a computer science major in 2025, drawn by the promise of a high-paying, flexible career as a programmer. But as headlines mounted about tech layoffs and AI\u2019s potential to replace entry-level coders, he began to question whether that path would actually lead to a job.
\nWhen the 20-year-old interviewed for a datacenter technician role that June and never heard back, his doubts deepened. In December, Ramirez decided on what he thought was a safer bet: turning away from computer science entirely. He dropped his planned major to instead apply to nursing school. He comes from a family of nurses, and sees the field as more stable and harder to automate than coding. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AI has convinced computer science students to shift majors and white-collar workers to change careers, while some are embracing it Matthew Ramirez started at Western Governors University as a computer science major in 2025, drawn by the promise of a high-paying, flexible career as a programmer. But as headlines mounted about tech layoffs and AI\u2019s …<\/p>\n

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