Ashleigh Sadler graduated from Sheffield Hallam University with a degree in graphic design in the summer. She thinks her university could have prepared students more about the developments of AI and how difficult it would be to find a job after graduating.
“AI is damaging for small businesses, and it is taking opportunities away from designers. It’s worrying when you’re trying to break out in the industry,” she said.
The 21-year-old from Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, said she was almost tempted to retrain as a paramedic, as the job hunt proved difficult with fewer companies willing to hire staff.
“I’ve put all this effort in, studying for five years for AI to come round now. It made me question the degree and think, ‘What have I been doing all this work for?'”
Now working at a marketing agency company, she said she was “really grateful” to have secured a job, as she knew a lot of people who were struggling to find work.