Opinion: All S.C. Colleges Should Offer Degrees in AI, Cybersecurity
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It won’t be long until all of South Carolina’s universities offer degrees in AI and security in addition to conventional computer science degrees as the state’s education sector evolves to support its economic development.
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Twenty years later, all the hoopla has vanished, but are we on the verge of yet another Artificial winter?
Well, but I’m not sure how warm the weather will be because AI is currently ingrained in everything.
The enthusiasm won’t end until the next significant AI discovery, when it will begin to question itself. Or when bioengineers can enhance our own genetic intelligence by inserting microchips straight into our cerebral cortex in other related research.
In the meantime, advancements in life sciences and developing, which are the two mainstays of our economy, could have an enormous impact on South Carolinians.
Four-legged dog-like drones from Boston Dynamics” Spot” have been handling materials and carrying out checks at the BMW plant in Spartanburg for a while. Completely autonomous trucks move goods around Columbia’s Nephron Pharmaceuticals. Bosch employs full-time data scientists in Charleston, who use cutting-edge machine learning algorithms to reduce interruption on the production lines. Companies like Nucor are more effective thanks to their expertise in these areas, such as Rock Hill-based Delta Bravo AI, which have done remarkable job.
Heck, my family used to work at Spartanburg Regional Hospital, where robots were chopping up the hallways for healthcare delivery. I can still remember her tales of a machine yelling a seat to “please move” outside of her office.
These solutions may continue to evolve for life sciences and manufacturing to continue to dominate South Carolina’s economic growth. If we are brave enough to take it and if we can generate enough energy to propel it, AI will provide that biological step forward.
But, no effort should be put into the ingrained myth that embracing technology and new technology would eliminate human jobs. Past teaches us that all jobs are lost when local businesses struggle to keep up with the progress of international technology.
If we choose to adopt this brave new world, South Carolinians will gain from new employment opportunities and social and community facilities.
The academic component of our sector needs to grow as well.
I anticipate that all South Carolina universities will soon have degrees in AI and security in addition to standard computer science degrees.
The state’s primary bachelor’s degree program in economic systems and its first bachelor’s degree program in AI, both at Winthrop, have received final approval as a step in that direction. The Rock Hill University is poised to expand upon its existing degrees in the field of advanced manufacturing executive by leveraging ones in place like security, internet growth, computer science, and provide chain/logistics.
Furthermore, all college graduates will eventually need to have an applied AI public education in order to compete in the workforce of tomorrow. Everyone’s tool will need it, too.
Resumes from the past used to enjoy machine words-per-minute abilities, while resumes from today typically list technical abilities like proficiency in Microsoft Office products. AI and security may be present everywhere in tomorrow’s begins.
At Winthrop University, Dr. Sebastian van Delden serves as vice president and dean for intellectual interests. He is a computer science professor who is working on his PhD in AI in 2003.
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