It’s been six months since I last wrote about the use of artificial intelligence on campus, and generative AI still feels like an incredibly powerful force. In a way, it’s even more powerful now, and the discourse is much more vitriolic.
There’s even an official AI Club on campus, and now the Shocker Career Accelerator is taking part in the mad dash to adopt this new technology.
Admittedly, this shift isn’t super surprising as AI continues to be implemented in the professional world. In the grand scheme of things, it’s no wonder that this shift would extend to the Career Accelerator as well.
But what does this AI use even look like?
To get more specific, the Career Accelerator is encouraging students to use AI when crafting their resumes by providing sample prompts and guidelines. There is an explicit emphasis on human input and using AI as a jumping-off point, which I do appreciate.
The Career Accelerator’s guidelines also specify how generative AI works when it comes to collecting and regurgitating sensitive information, which is another good measure for the sake of security.
There are still some concerns I have about this implementation, however. How much AI is too much AI? What if, despite the accelerator’s best efforts, students still get the wrong idea when it comes to generative AI use cases?
The pitfalls of AI are vast and extreme, but they can also totally apply to the job search. AI-generated revenge porn and fabricated information on an AI-generated resume may be different in terms of severity, but both are still the results of a tool that’s being used in a fundamentally unsustainable way.
Resumes and cover letters are admittedly rather dull documents to make, but the human element of them is important and shouldn’t be lost, even with the advancement of AI.
Ultimately, I just hope everyone involved in the Career Accelerator uses AI cautiously, especially right now. Even if the bubble bursts, these tools will still be around, and we should take steps to make sure they don’t dictate our lives.
