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Carnegie Mellon Adapts Curriculum for AI-Driven Future

1/10/2026

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Carnegie Mellon University plans a faculty retreat to adapt its curriculum amid advances in generative artificial intelligence.
Professor Thomas Cortina of Carnegie Mellon University says artificial intelligence (AI) is changing computer science education, as technologies like ChatGPT can perform tasks once done by software engineers.
Universities nationwide are reevaluating teaching methods, reducing emphasis on programming languages and adding hybrid courses to prepare students for jobs in an evolving AI economy.

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Carnegie Mellon University plans a faculty retreat to adapt its curriculum amid advances in generative artificial intelligence.
Professor Thomas Cortina of Carnegie Mellon University says artificial intelligence (AI) is changing computer science education, as technologies like ChatGPT can perform tasks once done by software engineers.
Universities nationwide are reevaluating teaching methods, reducing emphasis on programming languages and adding hybrid courses to prepare students for jobs in an evolving AI economy.