Top business schools including Wharton are launching new AI-focused tracks, courses and faculty retraining as artificial intelligence reshapes entry-level finance work. Administrators told reporters they are adding ethics, governance and psychology to technical instruction so graduates can pair judgment with algorithmic tools that will automate much junior‑level modeling and repetitive tasks. A related signal: majors explicitly branded around artificial intelligence and decision-making have surged in popularity at leading institutions—MIT’s new “AI and decision‑making” program became the second‑most popular undergraduate major at the school. That shift reflects student demand and employer signals that AI literacy is now a baseline skill for finance and tech careers. Universities are responding by creating interdisciplinary offerings and retraining faculty; for employers, graduates with combined technical, ethical and strategic AI training change hiring pipelines and entry‑level job expectations.
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