MIT’s AI+D major becomes one of the Institute’s most popular undergraduate programs

Launched in 2022, MIT’s Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making (AI+D) undergraduate major is now the second-largest major at the Institute. The program was recently highlighted by The New York Times for its focus on preparing students to design AI systems and explore how advanced technologies interact with people, society, and the environment.

Asu Ozdaglar, deputy dean of academics for the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, notes the program’s emphasis on data-driven problem solving and its relevance across disciplines, including biology and health care.

🔗 Read the full story by Natasha Singer in The New York Times

Dec. 3 Update, Via Muck Rack
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