Purdue University has become the first U.S. college to announce artificial intelligence graduation requirements, bolstering a nationwide push to adapt U.S. education to emerging workplace needs.
Starting with this fall’s entering freshmen, the Indiana school’s “AI@Purdue” strategy will mandate an “AI working competency” for all undergraduates at its West Lafayette campus and Indianapolis satellite.
Purdue, the state’s largest university, has created five artificial intelligence graduation requirements for more than 44,000 students: Learning with AI, Learning about AI, Researching AI, Using AI and Partnering in AI…