Traditional computer science enrollment is falling at U.S. colleges while AI-focused courses are overflowing with students from diverse majors including business, music, and psychology. Despite public displays of concern about AI at graduation ceremonies, surveys show nearly a third of college students now use AI regularly in their daily academic work.
Universities across the United States are introducing AI minors and courses for students outside traditional computer science programs, even as overall computer science enrollment drops amid slowing entry-level software developer hiring. Schools like Virginia Commonwealth University, Purdue, and Harvard are democratizing AI education to meet growing student demand across disciplines.
Research by IU International University of Applied Sciences analyzing AI-based learning assistant usage patterns among 77,000 online students shows that AI tool usage mirrors student schedules, providing the first large-scale empirical data on how students actually interact with AI educational tools.
Dentsu Group's R&D organization, Dentsu Innovation Initiative, will develop and demonstrate a Self-Sovereign Information Environment (SSIE) in collaboration with Yoichi Ochiai, enabling students to co-create with multiple AI systems through AI avatar agents at the 2026 summer school.Students will use QR-code-enabled business cards connected to a Web3 personal page and a hardware wallet supported by Sony Corporation.
Anthropic has introduced Claude for Teachers, a new initiative providing verified K-12 educators in the United States with free access to premium Claude AI features, teaching resources, and evidence-based educational tools to help reduce teacher workload.
A new Pew Research Center survey finds that more than half of teenagers are using artificial intelligence chatbots for schoolwork, with most teens believing their peers use AI to cheat. Many parents remain unaware of the extent of their children's AI usage.
