How High Schoolers Can Navigate the Career Fog that AI Created

The provided text from Greg Twemlow’s article, "How High Schoolers Can Navigate the Career Fog that AI Created," highlights a critical shift in career planning for students graduating between 2025 and 2035 due to the rise of AI. The author argues that traditional career mapping is obsolete because AI has automated many entry-level tasks, elevating the importance of human judgment and problem-framing abilities. To address this, Twemlow introduces GlidePath Studio, a framework designed to put students at the centre of an iterative career discernment process. This system encourages students to take "tryable steps" based on "Ikigai" principles (interest, strengths, opportunity, tryability), supported by AI-powered analysis of their assessment data and the collective insights of their cohort. Ultimately, the article advocates for a dynamic, student-driven approach to career navigation that empowers learners, transforms the role of career advisers, and fosters a collaborative community response to an evolving job market. Read the article.About the Author - Greg Twemlow writes and teaches at the intersection of technology, education, and human judgment. He works with educators and businesses to make AI explainable and assessable in classrooms and boardrooms — to ensure AI users show their process and own their decisions. His cognition protocol, the Context & Critique Rule™, is built on a three-step process: Evidence → Cognition → Discernment — a bridge from what’s scattered to what’s chosen. Context & Critique → Accountable AI™. © 2025 Greg Twemlow. “Context & Critique → Accountable AI” and “Context & Critique Rule” are unregistered trademarks (™).