At M.I.T., a new program called “artificial intelligence and decision-making” is now the second-most-popular undergraduate major. Colleges are rushing to rebrand “computer science” as “artificial intelligence,” and students are lining up for it. New A.I. schools and majors are exploding. Over 3,000 students just enrolled in a new College of Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity at the University of South Florida. U.C. San Diego launched a brand-new A.I. major with 150 first-year students already in. SUNY Buffalo created a “Department of A.I. and Society” with degrees like A.I. and policy analysis . M.I.T. now has a major called “A.I. and decision-making,” which has grown to nearly 330 students , its second-largest major after computer science . Why the sudden rush? The rise of tools like ChatGPT and the soaring value of A.I. companies (Nvidia, Microsoft, Google, etc.) has made A.I. feel like the future. Big tech firms are pouring billions into A.I. and lau...