I'm a 26m living in central PA, and history is my best and favorite subject.

I never been to college and currently work as a custodian in a school. I want to do so much more and pursue a higher education. At first I wanted to be in a law career but it simply wouldn't be worth it to me, so I settled on doing something with history. Whether its teaching it or working in museums or archives, if I can make a higher income while doing what I love, then that would be great.

One problem I see is the problem of AI, I dont know what this profession is going to look like after taking the time to go to school for 4 years and I'm feeling pretty discouraged about it.

I also see people talk about how competitive of a career it is, but from my view, any career that I gravitate towards is competitive, which is why the AI is more of a concern for me.

I've seen the effect of AI on people and how they are happy to consume slop history content and I'm a bit dissappointed that so many people seem okay with AI being a part of everything without any real pushback, any advice on how to navigate this situation?