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Central Florida university will offer degree in artificial intelligence

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The Florida Institute of Technology soon will offer a degree in artificial intelligence.

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University President John Nicklow said during a March 13 State of the University Address the university is developing a bachelor’s degree with a focus on applied math, AI and data science. That degree would launch as early as this fall.

It will incorporate AI into the one-credit University Experience course for first-year students, and also has plans for certificate programs. It also will hold AI and space science workshops this summer for high school teachers.

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