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AI over arts? China scraps 12,000 college degrees to make room for more AI courses

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Artificial intelligence is not just changing the way people work; it is also reshaping what students choose to study. As AI begins automating tasks across consulting, finance, marketing and management, many students are becoming increasingly cautious about investing large sums in degrees whose career prospects are becoming less certain. Just last month, reports suggested that several universities in the US had started lowering tuition fees for their MBA programmes to attract hesitant applicants. Now, a similar shift is unfolding in China, but on a much larger scale. The country's universities are overhauling their academic offerings, cutting courses seen as outdated…

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