Sam Altman Predicts AI Will Land 2035 Grads Lucrative Space Careers—No MBA Required
Forget Wall Street—the next gold rush is in orbit. Sam Altman just dropped a bombshell: AI will catapult 2035 graduates into six-figure space jobs before they even finish unpacking their diplomas.
Moonlighting as rocket scientists? More like a Tuesday.
The OpenAI CEO’s vision scraps the traditional career ladder entirely. Why climb when algorithms can launch you straight into zero-gravity boardrooms? Suddenly, that "useless" astrophysics degree looks like a hedge fund ticket.
Of course, finance bros will still find a way to short asteroid mining stocks.
Older workers battle steep challenges
Altman’s vision is bright for younger generations but more uncertain for older professionals. He pointed out that while a 22-year-old can easily adapt to new AI-powered tools, a 62-year-old might struggle to retrain or reenter a transformed job market.
Altman said that 22-year-olds today are the luckiest generation in history, as they are entering a world where AI can serve as a personal expert, collaborator, and accelerator for almost any task. He noted, however, that for those approaching retirement, the shift may feel more like a disruption than an opportunity.
Other technology leaders agree that AI will change the rhythm of work itself. Bill Gates has suggested that AI could make a three-day workweek possible, freeing people from routine tasks. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AI already gives his employees “superhuman” abilities, letting them work at levels that once required entire teams.
Experts warn that the risk is that older workers could be left behind in a rapidly changing labor market without proper policies and retraining programs.
Young founders go big solo
Altman said AI’s real power lies in replacing jobs and creating new ones. He stated that GPT-5 and similar models could allow individuals to run companies that once required hundreds of employees, adding that it might now be possible for a single person to start a company that could grow to be worth more than a billion dollars.
He sees a future where entrepreneurs can design their product with AI, market it using AI, service customers with AI, and, most importantly, coordinate large-scale manufacturing without hiring armies of staff. For him, all you need is a fabulous idea and the weapons to use AI tools correctly.
Mark Cuban said AI could produce the world’s first trillionaire, possibly a single entrepreneur working remotely. He added that nothing seen so far matches what the technology will eventually be able to do.
Nevertheless, it is a pressure-filled opportunity. In an AI-driven economy where everyone can make money from data, you must be innovative and change-ready rather than certified. For the Class of 2035, this may involve skills that serve a career in space travel, combined with AI mastery and entrepreneurship, all at once.
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