The True Impact of AI on Those Just Beginning Their Careers and How We Overcome It

Across universities, AI guidance is inconsistent, unclear, and often nonexistent:

• 43% of students are afraid to use AI because they don't know if it's allowed
• 30% of students have no AI training at all
• 39% of students are unable to follow vague policies.

Yet in the workplace? Not a single one of our host companies bans AI.

Interns are encouraged to move quickly, automate efficiently, and deliver results from day one. 

This mismatch is creating an environment where speed masks errors and confidence outpaces capability. 

Through a cross-section of intern-supervisor interviews and data collected over six months, this report examines how AI is transforming day-to-day internship work and surfacing systematic gaps. 

When demand calls for an AI-capable workforce, how do we ensure that graduates are ready?

This is Part One of This Discussion - Missed the Other Two Parts?

• Download Beyond the AI-Perfect Resume to dive into how AI has destabilized the typical hiring signals and what this means for students entering the workforce and universities preparing them.
• Download Closing the Readiness Void to uncover what universities can do to overcome the gaps in AI readiness and the hiring crisis AI is creating for their students.