I'd approach it the other way around: If you want to work in AI, you have to learn how to keep up yourself anyways, and foundational degrees may offer you something you probably wouldn't have the patience or time to teach yourself. It also may set you apart from your peers.
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ML/AI Research at UW-Madison Located in Electrical Engineering Department
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Actually, back when I was at UW-Madison, most of the ML/AI stuff happened in the electrical engineering department!
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Challenges with Outdated AI Education and Shallow Math Courses
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The problem is that it's not always in the context of the latest developments. And some courses math classes in the context of AI are also very shallow. Of course mileage varies, and for a good, up-to-date program I agree with you!
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DeepResearch Transforms Knowledge Work with Advanced AI Capabilities
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DeepResearch: The ‘Oh Shit’ Moment For Knowledge Workers
— Nina Schick (@NinaDSchick) 10 février 2025
Barely a week old, #DeepResearch is making remarkable strides toward smashing the ceiling of human cognition.
Humanity’s Last Exam (HLE)—developed by Scale AI and the Center for AI Safety (CAIS)—is the ultimate test of… pic.twitter.com/xN07NlzGX1DeepResearch: The ‘Oh Shit’ Moment For Knowledge Workers Barely a week old, #DeepResearch is making remarkable strides toward smashing the ceiling of human cognition. Humanity’s Last Exam (HLE)—developed by Scale AI and the Center for AI Safety (CAIS)—is the ultimate test of
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60k Students Join New AI Agent Course Tomorrow
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we’re now way past 60k+ student joining the new AI agent course! Totally mind-blown It's starting tomorrow, you can still join at hf[dot]co/agents-course Syllabus:
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AI Breaks Down Barriers Between Scientific Disciplines
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New MIT faculty member & CSAIL principal investigator Kaiming He discusses AI’s role in lowering barriers between scientific fields & fostering collaboration across scientific disciplines. “There is no way I could ever understand high-energy physics, chemistry, or the frontier
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Master LLM Development: Stay Updated with Our Comprehensive Course
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Struggling to Keep Up with AI? We’ve Got You Covered! We added a final bonus lesson dedicated to staying up-to-date in our course “From Beginner to Advanced LLM Developer”. This list is an update of our very own resource list (the one we use at Towards AI) to help you filter
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SAS Viya Workbench Free Coding Platform for Student Learning
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Set your students up for success, educators. SAS Viya Workbench for Learners gives free, easy access to multiple coding languages in one environment—so they can focus on learning, and you can focus on teaching. http://
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Xavier Niel: encouraging French people to use AI to raise awareness
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On a posé la question à @Xavier75 Xavier Niel : "comment sensibiliser les français à l'IA et leur faire prendre conscience de la révolution en cours ?"
— Ludo Salenne (@LudoSLN) 10 février 2025
Pour Xavier, c'est très clair :
Les inciter à utiliser l'intelligence artificielle pour qu'ils en perçoivent immédiatement les… pic.twitter.com/GNlEheQsX0We asked @Xavier75 Xavier Niel: "How to make French people aware of AI and make them realize the ongoing revolution?" For Xavier, it's very clear: Encourage them to use artificial intelligence so that they immediately perceive the
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AI Prompt Template for Creating Coding Tutorials
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10/ Create Coding Tutorials Prompt: You are a programming educator. Design a step-by-step coding tutorial to teach [TOPIC] in [LANGUAGE]. 1. Outline key concepts and examples. 2. Provide clear explanations for each step. 3. Include