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The author seems to place most of the credit for the recent 'boom' on CMU for its rich history in the Machine Learning and Robotics fields. So my question is, w
by smaili 9y ago
The author seems to place most of the credit for the recent 'boom' on CMU for its rich history in the Machine Learning and Robotics fields. So my question is, what happens when other top universities begin to catch up or even possibly dethrone CMU? Would Pittsburg still continue to attract talent and businesses?
- munin 9y agoCMU has intense advantages that make that unlikely to occur within the next 50 years.
- Hydraulix989 9y agoCMU has consistently been ranked #1 in the world for computer science. Generally, university rankings are VERY consistent over time. Harvard isn't going to stop being Harvard any time soon. Also, "Pittsburgh" is spelled with an "h" at the end.
- DrScump 9y agoI think some tech people confuse it with Pittsburg in the SF Bay Area, if it was the one they heard of first.
- adventured 9y ago> So my question is, what happens when other top universities begin to catch up or even possibly dethrone CMU? What happens when CMU gains an even greater advantage over other top universities? Will Pittsburgh be able to handle the deluge of talent and businesses wanting to move there?
- graphitezepp 9y agoIt would be folly to not mention Pitt and their place as a top tier medical institution as an aside. It's not just CMU and comp sci making PGH what it is today.
- carrendi 9y agoI graduated from CMU (SCS) 15 years ago. The school is so far ahead of nearly every other CS school in the world in regard to machine learning/AI, it's laughable to think it will ever be dethroned. They have ties with DARPA and other government agencies that have deep pockets. They've also successfully courted every major tech corporation in the country. I have to applaud their board of trustees/president/provost. They know what they're doing. The article paints a rosy picture of Pittsburgh, but I remember these types of articles appearing back in 2000. The state of Pennsylvania even had a campaign (commercials, marketing, etc) to try to convince college graduates to stay in the state. It didn't work. Most of the talent will eventually leave. All but 2 of my 30 or so friends from graduate/undergrad left after they finished their degree. In my last semester I was dying to leave because the weather is absolute shit for half the year. CMU was really the only thing there that was worthwhile to me.
- sliken 9y agoI keep hearing OHMIGOD some car/bus is driving autonomously somewhere on the planet. CMU has been doing that since the 80s.