Concerns are growing about the impact of AI on graduate employment By Henry Tricks, US technology editor, The Economist America’s class of 2026 will be the first members of the ChatGPT generation to graduate after four years of university. Since early in their first year, they have been able to use generative artificial intelligence to do everything from brainstorming ideas to cheating on their coursework assignments. For some, that may have helped them to sail through college.