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As A.I. Majors Grow, Universities Race to Keep Curricula Relevant

With A.I. programs expanding nationwide, schools are trying to teach fast-moving technology without sacrificing the fundamentals students will need long term.

Christian Vivas has spent more than 15 years running a photography and video studio and, for the past year, working as an artificial intelligence strategist at an advertising software company in Miami. Yet despite that seemingly successful career, the 38-year-old has returned to school, enrolling at Miami Dade College to pursue a bachelor’s degree in a fast-emerging field: A.I.

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“To apply any type of technology that comes out, you truly need to understand what it is,” he told Observer.

Vivas is part of a growing cohort of students betting that a formal education in A.I. will help future-proof their careers. At least 70 colleges in the U.S. now offer A.I. majors, while at least 90 offer A.I. minors, according to Northeastern........

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