At colleges, the AI boom means everyone wants to dabble in computer science

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News Summary

  • Professors are teaching students from a range of majors about artificial intelligence.
  • Schools like VCU are standing up AI minors targeting students outside computer science.
  • "We have to democratize it," said Peter Stone, the chair of computer science at the University of Texas at Austin.
  • Nationwide, enrollment in computer and information sciences continued falling this spring, down more than 8% at four-year institutions from the spring of 2025, according to the latest data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
With no background in coding, Faith Maeba, a psychology major, was reluctant when her mother first suggested she enroll in classes on artificial intelligence.

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