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Karaganda Technical University students debate whether AI threatens the economy
Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University reported that students debated on 28 October 2026 whether artificial intelligence poses a danger to the economy or opens up new opportunities.
Why it matters: Students who took part at Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University debated how artificial intelligence could affect the economy, jobs and their own careers.
Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University reported that a student debate was held on 28 October 2026.
The university said the debate asked whether artificial intelligence is a danger to the economy or a source of new opportunity.
According to the university, participants discussed the impact of artificial intelligence on the economy, the labour market and the professional future of young people, and set out their own views.
Editor’s view
Sarah Williamson, Teaching, Digital and AI Editor
For the students who took part, the 28 October debate was a forum to weigh how artificial intelligence could change the economy, the job market and their own professional prospects, according to the university.
