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Investor and Shark Tank<\/em> personality Kevin O\u2019Leary said CEOs who blindly pursue AI are \u201cdead in the water\u201d. But the winning formula, he said, is pairing AI with storytelling and critical thinking.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n On Wednesday, in a post on X<\/a>, O\u2019Leary wrote: \u201cIn business, it\u2019s about critical thinking and communication, period.\u201d<\/p>\n He shared the comment alongside a clip from a recent Fox News appearance, where he discussed the renewed relevance of liberal arts degrees in the age of artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n Technical fields like computer science\u2014once considered the safest bet for a stable, high-paying job\u2014are increasingly on shaky ground. Rather than a specific set of technical skills that could become obsolete tomorrow, employers are now hunting for talent who can think critically, creatively, and contextually\u2014the soft skills liberal arts majors have in spades.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cLiberal arts graduates can certainly cut through the noise,\u201d O\u2019Leary agreed on X. \u201cBut the real value is in the ability to tell a story, paired with AI talent. That\u2019s where the smart money is going. Everything else is noise.\u201d<\/p>\n Storytelling has emerged as a core skill over the past year, with U.S. job postings referencing \u201cstorytelling\u201d doubling over the past year, according to LinkedIn data cited in The Wall Street Journal<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe number one inflation is creators, like storytellers, writers that actually have AI talents,\u201d O\u2019Leary said in the clip. Those employees who once earned $48,000 a year, now are commanding $600,000 salaries, he said. This increased value can be measured through customer acquisition, according to O\u2019Leary.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n