>we did not want to radically alter the meaning of a CMU CS degree That's just it. No radical alteration was required. You're already saying that: "AI majors w

>we did not want to radically alter the meaning of a CMU CS degree That's just it. No radical alteration was required. You're already saying that: "AI majors will receive the same solid grounding in computer science and math courses as other computer science students." But if CMU had added a new concentration or specialization to the existing major this story wouldn't be on the front page of HN. There is no way that at some point in the discussion "This will be a big publicity win for us" wasn't brought up by someone. In general I think it's bad advice for undergrads to pursue hyper specialized degrees. I think it's a bad idea when engineering schools do it with things like robotics engineering, and I think it's a bad idea when CS departments do it with AI. Specialization is what grad school is for--this isn't the UK. I also think that schools that offer these degrees are doing a disservice to their students.