Financier Rejects AI-Literate STEM Hires for Shallow Ideas

A New York finance executive described to Financial Times journalist Gillian Tett how his firm now steers away from hiring AI-fluent STEM graduates. The executive called their ideas shallow and said the firm instead favors humanities students. Several academics and investors shared the account on X. One investor argued that professionals should refuse to outsource critical thinking to AI tools. Others speculated whether AI dependence might reduce human capital gained from higher education. The report comes from an anonymous source and has prompted discussion among visible replies.