For the back half of the 20th century (what Fortune founder Henry Luce called “The American Century”), MBA and law degree programs were a ticket to a great office job and a path to the American Dream. The 21st century is asking the question: What happens when all those office jobs get automated?..
Maybe he is just trying to keep his job for another 18 months to get a huge payday.
AI has failed to effectively replace a single profession so far, and I do not see it fully replacing it in that timeframe.