Engineering Students’ Perception of AI Replacing Human Skills in Future Technical Careers: A Survey Study

Abstract: The survey looked at what students know about what Artificial Intelligence can do. It also looked at how confident students are in things that only humans can do, such as thinking critically, being creative, making good judgments, and working well with others. The survey wanted to see what students think about Artificial Intelligence taking jobs versus Artificial Intelligence helping with jobs. Early results show that although most students agree with the improving abilities of AI in performing monotonous and analytical tasks, a great number are confident about the irreplaceable nature of complex human mental and emotional abilities. Nonetheless, there is some concern about job displacement in occupations requiring highly repetitive technical skills. There is also an observable relationship between AI knowledge and optimistic career prospects, indicating that AI instruction could.

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Engineering Students, Career Perception, Skill Displacement, AI Literacy, Future of Work, Human Skills, Career Anxiety, Technical Education, Workforce Disruption