Enter a question in the Q&A box to quickly obtain a more accurate answer; By selecting a few keywords, vivid and beautiful paintings can be quickly generated; Using a series of images as input materials, videos with different styles are generated... With the vigorous development of artificial intelligence research and industry, these once unimaginable scenes have now become a reality. In recent years, the popularity of artificial intelligence majors in universities around the world has continued to rise. According to the university related search data recently released by Quark, an intelligent search app under Alibaba, artificial intelligence has become a popular major for this year's college entrance examination candidates, and its popularity is evident. The concept of artificial intelligence, which varies in emphasis among different universities, was first formally proposed at the Dartmouth Conference in 1956. Up to now, it has gone through decades of development and experienced three waves of development. Artificial intelligence major is one of the undergraduate majors vigorously developed in China in recent years. Its birth is closely related to the global trend of artificial intelligence development. As early as the launch ceremony of the International Training Program for Artificial Intelligence Talents in Chinese Universities in 2018, Xu Tao, then Director of the International Cooperation and Exchange Department of the Ministry of Education, stated that the Ministry of Education would research the establishment of an artificial intelligence major to promote the construction of a first level discipline in artificial intelligence; In 2019, the Ministry of Education issued the "Notice on the Announcement of the Filing and Approval Results of Undergraduate Majors in Ordinary Higher Education Institutions in 2018", confirming that a total of 35 universities across the country have obtained the first batch of qualifications for the construction of artificial intelligence majors; In 2020, the Ministry of Education issued a notice on the announcement of the results of the registration and approval of undergraduate majors in ordinary colleges and universities in 2019. Among the newly registered undergraduate majors, the artificial intelligence major has the highest number of new additions. So far, according to publicly available data from the Ministry of Education, a total of 498 universities across the country have offered undergraduate programs in artificial intelligence. For the specific learning content and course offerings of artificial intelligence majors, universities have different layouts. Wei Ping, Vice Dean of the School of Artificial Intelligence at Xi'an Jiaotong University, introduced that the university's artificial intelligence major has eight major course groups, namely "Mathematics and Statistics", "Science and Engineering", "Computer Science and Technology", "Artificial Intelligence Core", "Advanced Robotics Technology", "Cognitive and Neuroscience", "Artificial Intelligence Tools and Platforms", and "Artificial Intelligence and Society", totaling 34 courses. These course groups cover basic course groups, core course groups, cross disciplinary course groups, etc., emphasizing the intersection and complementarity of science, technology, and engineering disciplines. While teaching knowledge, they also cultivate students' ability to apply knowledge to solve practical problems, "Wei Ping said. The course offerings for the Artificial Intelligence major at Jiangnan University are slightly different. We focus on the relevant content of intelligent systems and algorithms, and offer core courses such as pattern recognition and machine learning, deep learning, elective courses such as computer vision and natural language processing, as well as independent courses such as cutting-edge artificial intelligence and digital image processing technology. "said Fang Wei, Dean and doctoral supervisor of the School of Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science at Jiangnan University." In addition, considering the high requirements of artificial intelligence for mathematical modeling, we attach more importance to mathematical foundations and have offered 192 hours of "Mathematical Analysis" and 128 hours of "Higher Algebra" courses. It is not difficult to see that the main learning content of the artificial intelligence major is related to computer science, cognitive science, and basic theories of artificial intelligence, focusing on interdisciplinary integration. Different universities focus on applied abilities or mathematical skills in their curriculum design based on their own characteristics. In recent years, the booming development of the field of artificial intelligence has created an urgent demand for talents with solid basic knowledge, good scientific literacy, and outstanding professional level to establish an integrated training model for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs. Jiao Licheng, the director of the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute at Xi'an University of Electronic Science and Technology, believes that the biggest difference between the artificial intelligence major and other disciplines is that it does not simply cultivate talents, but explores a talent cultivation model that combines industry, academia, and research. The demand and evaluation criteria for talents in the field of artificial intelligence should come from the industry and demand. Research, education, and industrial development in the field of artificial intelligence should be integrated, "said Jiao Licheng. The artificial intelligence major is a multidisciplinary and integrated field, with a wide range of courses, high difficulty, and a large quantity, requiring long-term and multi domain practical accumulation. If students rely solely on four years of undergraduate study, they are often prone to lack of precision, comprehensiveness, and depth, which can lead to difficulties and even incompetence in future production and research work. Therefore, the integrated training model of undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs in artificial intelligence is increasingly favored by more and more universities. Fang Wei introduced that the artificial intelligence major at Jiangnan University adopts an integrated undergraduate, master's, and doctoral training model. The integrated training model of undergraduate, master, and doctoral programs shortens the duration of talent cultivation, improves the efficiency of talent cultivation, utilizes various resource platforms to assist students in early scientific research training, allows students to participate in scientific research projects for a long time, accumulate rich scientific research experience, improve scientific research level, and cultivate scientific research innovation and practical work ability. "Fang Wei said," This training model enables students majoring in artificial intelligence to have higher academic level and practical ability, and stronger competitiveness in employment. "Xi'an University of Electronic Science and Technology's artificial intelligence major has opened a" direct train "for undergraduate, master, and doctoral programs. Sitting on the 'through train' saves three years more time than going from undergraduate to doctoral studies, "said Jiao Licheng." We allow students to participate in industrial practice while conducting scientific research, forming a characteristic all-round education system of 'scientific research+innovative practice', 'high-level platform+high-level talent', and 'artificial intelligence+cross-border integration of other disciplines'. In addition, Wei Ping introduced that the talent cultivation of the artificial intelligence major at Xi'an Jiaotong University follows the' 2+4+X 'innovative talent cultivation model. Among them, '2' refers to the general education and broad-based professional basic education for first and second year undergraduate students; '4' refers to the organic combination of training and teaching resources for third and fourth year undergraduate students and master's students, and the overall planning and reasonable arrangement of undergraduate and graduate courses; 'X' refers to the absence of a 'one size fits all' requirement for graduate students (including doctoral students) 'dissertations. Wei Ping said that this training model combines general education, scientific research ability, and innovation ability, emphasizes individualized teaching, and helps to achieve the transformation from knowledge imparting education to exploratory research education. In Jiao Licheng's view, emphasizing students' innovative thinking and abilities, artificial intelligence is reshaping not just a discipline or an industry, but the entire education system. If we observe disciplines such as electronic information, computer science, automation, mathematics, physics, etc., we can find that their common intersection is artificial intelligence, "said Jiao Licheng. In this context, universities are offering general courses on artificial intelligence to popularize knowledge related to artificial intelligence to students and help them better adapt to today's intelligent society. At present, a number of high-level universities such as Tsinghua University and Nanjing University have offered general courses on artificial intelligence. What are the differences between general courses in artificial intelligence and professional courses in artificial intelligence? Fang Wei stated, "General courses on artificial intelligence are not equivalent to professional courses on artificial intelligence, and the two are not on the same track." Fang Wei believes that general courses on artificial intelligence are mainly aimed at students who are not majoring in artificial intelligence, to popularize the development process of artificial intelligence, the basic concepts of artificial intelligence, and the main technologies and application scenarios of artificial intelligence, so that students can understand the application of artificial intelligence technology in various fields and industries. At the same time, general education courses enable students to have the awareness of combining their professional knowledge with artificial intelligence technology, and solidify their broad professional foundation, cultivate their interdisciplinary exploration spirit, and enhance their comprehensive abilities in innovation, practice, and solving complex problems. The course of artificial intelligence is specifically designed for students majoring in artificial intelligence. In terms of curriculum design, in addition to requiring students to master the basic theories and methods in the field of artificial intelligence, students are also required to master various technologies and related algorithms in the field of artificial intelligence, including pattern recognition and machine learning algorithms, deep learning algorithms, optimization algorithms, strong learning algorithms, etc., which have higher requirements for students' mathematical foundation. The artificial intelligence major not only teaches students how to use artificial intelligence to solve problems, but also focuses on cultivating their scientific research thinking, algorithm innovation thinking, and engineering innovation abilities, "said Fang Wei. Wei Ping stated that the positioning of the artificial intelligence major is to cultivate first-class artificial intelligence talents who have a solid grasp of the basic theories, methods, and application technologies of artificial intelligence, are familiar with interdisciplinary knowledge related to artificial intelligence, possess outstanding scientific literacy, innovation ability, systematic thinking ability, and international perspective, and can lead the future. (New Society)