A.I. Degree Programs Surge as Colleges Seek Students and Relevance - The New York Times

Colleges from North Dakota to New Jersey are trying to get students to sign up for A.I. degrees. What they teach varies widely. By Alan Blinder Reporting from Grand Forks and Fargo, N.D. Artificial intelligence degrees are no longer just for the universities that teach tech geniuses. Only five schools offered A.I. majors in 2021. Now, universities are setting up programs so quickly that researchers are struggling to track them. At least 74 A.I. majors and 89 minors are available on American campuses, according to Northeastern University’s Center for Inclusive Computing. At least another dozen schools, many of them far from Silicon Valley, are poised to debut majors this year, reflecting the frenzy around the technology and academia’s urgent ambition to be seen as essential in the A.I. age. The idea is to keep schools and students alike competitive as A.I. reshapes the global economy. The new programs, though, vary widely in their details, with some emphasizing the inner workings of A.I

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