Should i major in computer science? or computer information systems? or finance? or integrated studies?

This is not encouraging for someone thinking of possibly majoring in CS.

There has been some speculation regarding whether AI will take away computer science / software engineering jobs. The consensus of the people I have spoken with is that low level jobs are likely to be lost, but people who are very good at math and understand the complexities of algorithms and data structures and the way that software should be structured and how computers work will be in greater demand. One issue here is that there is a limit to what AI can do. Another potential issue is that AI sometimes gets things very right, and sometimes gets things very wrong. Someone is going to need to verify that programs work, and figure out what to do when (not if) things go wrong. However, these will be the CS or math majors who are very good at math and like math and like software engineering.

To me CS and math are not good majors for people who are not really interested in them. As others have said, if you do not like these subjects then either studying them or working in the field is likely to be miserable.

Which leads to the question: What do you like? Also, what subjects in school do you find the most interesting and are you best at?

It is relatively common for students to start university in one major and then switch to a different major. It is also relatively common for students to start university undecided, and then pick a major after a year or so. University will give you an opportunity to be exposed to a number of different subjects and to think about what you like best.

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