At colleges, the AI boom means everyone wants to dabble in computer science
With no background in coding, Faith Maeba, a psychology major, was reluctant when her mother first suggested she enroll in classes on artificial intelligence.
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence has led to a surge in interest among college students to explore computer science, even if they have no prior coding experience. Faith Maeba, a psychology major at Virginia Commonwealth University, is now pursuing a minor in AI, claiming it gives her an edge. Many colleges are responding to this trend by offering AI minors, introducing AI essentials courses for noncomputer science majors, and even requiring basic AI fluency for all students.
Purdue University has implemented an AI graduation requirement, while Harvard is teaching large language models in freshman writing classes. Ohio State University has an AI fluency requirement, and Northwestern University is adding an AI major, streamlining prerequisites, and even offering a certificate in music and artificial intelligence.
This shift reflects a growing understanding that AI literacy is becoming as essential as basic math, reading, and writing skills.
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