A silent collapse is unfolding inside America’s universities—and it’s not just an academic trend. It’s a wake-up call.
According to The Atlantic (June 2025), computer science enrollments are falling by 20–25% at several top institutions. After years of explosive growth, the CS boom is slowing fast. Why?
Because AI is writing the code now.
In 2023 alone:
• GitHub’s Copilot wrote 46% of all code submitted on its platform.
• Google DeepMind’s AlphaCode outperformed 54% of human programmers in competitive tasks.
• OpenAI, Microsoft, and Anthropic have all shifted coding work to large language models (LLMs), reducing junior developer roles across the board.
“The skills we told a generation to master—are being mastered by machines.”
This isn’t just about CS majors. It’s about every profession facing the automation curve.
What the Data Tells Us
• LinkedIn’s 2025 Workforce Report shows a 31% increase in job postings requiring adaptability, systems thinking, and interdisciplinary fluency.
• World Economic Forum (2024): By 2030, 44% of core work skills will change due to AI and demographic shifts.
• National Science Foundation: “Narrow technical specialization without adaptive skillsets will face declining value in the next decade.”
This is no longer about keeping up—it’s about building a new internal operating system for human potential.
Why This Moment Calls for Longevity Intelligence
Longevity Intelligence (LQ) is not a single trait. It’s a principle-based, human-centered framework designed for exactly this moment:
When intelligence must evolve as fast as the world it built.
Here’s how the CS bubble collapse aligns with the LQ framework:
Longevity Intelligence Pillar Real-World Alignment
• Lifelong Learning No degree guarantees relevance; only continuous growth does.
• Systems Thinking Success now requires seeing tech, people, and systems in context.
• Plasticity Rigid identity (e.g. “I’m a coder”) is fragile. Adaptive identity is resilient.
• Human Strengths Empathy, insight, creativity—these aren’t optional; they’re irreplaceable.
• Future Fluency Strategic foresight is the new job security.
This shift is not the end of tech—it’s the beginning of human-centered intelligence.
A Call to Individuals, Educators, and Employers
We’ve optimized our institutions for a world that no longer exists.
Now it’s time to build a new map for a longer, more complex future.
Longevity Intelligence is that map.
It’s the skill of aligning your biology, behavior, and belief systems to navigate extended lives in accelerated times.
Because the real question isn’t “What should I major in?”
It’s: “How do I stay intelligent across 100+ years of learning, working, and evolving?”
Let’s Rethink Intelligence Together
The future doesn’t reward the most specialized.
It rewards the most adaptable.
It rewards the most intelligently human.
If you’re building education models, corporate training, or health systems—this is the time to bake Longevity Intelligence into the core.
Let’s stop training people for jobs that won’t exist.
Let’s start equipping them for futures they can create.
