'AI Jobs' Search Hits Four Times Higher than 'Crypto Jobs' During Bitcoin's Record High
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has outshined the once dominant crypto narrative, a new study shows.
The study, conducted by analyzing Google Trends data, compared the search interest in AI and crypto jobs to provide insights into the levels of interest in these sectors.
It found that search interest in 'AI jobs' peaked at four times higher than 'crypto jobs,' based on data from Google Trends.
This surge in interest can be attributed to significant events such as the announcement of OpenAI's ChatGPT on November 30, 2022, and subsequent AI launches like Google Bard and Microsoft's investment in OpenAI.
The search interest for 'AI jobs' reached its peak score of 124 on April 30, 2022, just five months after the release of ChatGPT.
Although search interest has waned since then, it still remains four times higher than 'crypto jobs.'
It is worth noting that artificial intelligence has been historically a more popular field than crypto for job seekers even prior to the recent AI gold rush.
In fact, the average search interest in 'AI jobs' was three times higher than 'crypto jobs' in 2020, up until the start of the crypto rally in early 2021.
The interest in 'crypto jobs' started to climb in January 2021, coinciding with major companies and thought leaders entering the crypto space.
This was around the time that major crypto payment platforms like Venmo, MasterCard, and PayPal introduced support for crypto payments.
Additionally, significant moves by companies like MicroStrategy and Square, as well as countries like El Salvador recognizing Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender, contributed to the growing interest in 'crypto jobs.'
Despite reaching its peak a few weeks after Bitcoin's all-time high of $69,044.77 on November 10, 2023,
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