I want to be an Artificial Intelligence Specialist, what do I need to do in college?

Question

I want to become an A.I. specialist and write artificially intelligent computer programs that will make everyday living easier, or even program it into household items. I want to make basic AI robots too.

Its time for me to go to college, and I don't know how to go about getting into that career. The counselors couldn't help me, because they've never dealt with this career.

What do I need to study? What degree do I need? Please help, I fell like i'm stuck :( . 10 pts if you get me past this block *pleading*:D

Answer 1

Good choice!

Since it's very rare (if possible) to find a B.S. degree in A.I.
I think you should start by pursuing a B.S. in Computer Science
and take some elective courses in psychology, sociology, linguistics.
then as you go further, you can get more Specialized in your M.S. degree, and definitely in your PhD.

Keep searching university websites,
and search the web in general,
you'll find plenty of info.


Note: My answer (BS Computer Science) allows to
" write artificially intelligent computer programs that will make everyday living easier"
not to make AI Robots.
to make Robots, pursue a Computer Engineering degree...

College counsellors don't know about this,
you need to talk to the Professors in the field at your universities of choice.

Best of luck

Answer 2

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I want to be an Artificial Intelligence Specialist, what do I need to do in college?
I want to become an A.I. specialist and write artificially intelligent computer programs that will make everyday living easier, or even program it into household items. I want to make basic AI robots too.

Its time for me to go to college, and I don't know how to go about getting into that...

Answer 3

Yes it's true the USA's industrial base is crumbling. This has been masked by huge military expenditures which cannot be outsourced, but that too is being cut back systematically. I wish there was a way to be optimistic, but there is not. Once an industrial base has been dissipated, it's very difficult to get it back together, as found out by mid-20th-century Britain. It's also not possible any more to say that current recession is cyclical and that STEM occupations used by Industry will bounce back. There are deep structural problems in the USA, and it is not clear that simply increasing (or importing) STEM workers will fix the problem. Some STEM employees will continue to do well, and anything bad about STEM employment is much worse with other sectors of the economy, but it is not possible any more to believe the projections of ever-increasing STEM employment and ever-increasing STEM salaries..

Answer 4

The courses you need to take are called "Human Centered Computing".

First, get a Bachelor's of science in computer programming. Then, you'll go on to a Master's program "Computer-Human Interaction". This is a combination of computers, communication and psychology (this is necessary to design accurate AI). Most people who seriously want to design AI generally go on to get a Ph.D. in Human Centered Computing, which goes into the really fine points about making your AI as human as possible. Its a lot of work, but totally worth it - the breakthroughs are going to be incredible over the next 10 - 15 years and you can be right smack in the middle.

I hope that helps you, hon. Best of luck to you!!!

Answer 5

All the programming you can get.

Electronic Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Linguistics

Psychology

the best AI specialists will be mulitdiciplined

Answer 6

electrical engineering, computer programming, and socialogy

Answer 7

have you tried looking at neural nets

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neural_network

http://www.shef.ac.uk/psychology/gurney/notes/contents.html