Linguistics

My Major Lifespan

until AI starts shrinking hiring of this major’s graduates
Sep 24, 2027 · 363 days left

Language-data annotation and translation, the routes by which linguistics graduates used to enter AI companies, are already narrowing now that models can do that work themselves. Teaching Korean as a foreign language helps hold things up a little, but the degree alone does not guarantee the teaching certificate.

Major lifespan is the time left until AI is expected to start shrinking hiring of this major’s graduates. It doesn’t mean the major will disappear or that everyone will lose their job.