""If you are a CS major and take the minimum required math courses for a typical CS curriculum, you might find yourself unable to adapt to major technological shifts," LeCun said in an email to Business Insider."
""My recommendation was not to avoid CS as a major but to take the maximum number of courses on foundations (e.g. math, physics, or EE courses) rather than take courses on the trendy technology du jour," he told Business Insider. The former chief AI scientist at Meta said his advice is that students "learn things with a long shelf life.""
""What we should do is learn kind of basic things in mathematics, in modeling, mathematics that can be connected with reality," LeCun said on "The Information Bottleneck" podcast. "You tend to learn this kind of stuff in engineering in some schools that's linked with computer science, but sort of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, et cetera.""
Computer science majors who take only the minimum required math courses for a typical CS curriculum may be unable to adapt to major technological shifts. Students should prioritize courses on foundational topics such as mathematics, physics, and electrical engineering rather than focusing on trendy, short-lived technologies. Learning concepts with a long shelf life, including modeling and mathematics connected with reality, increases adaptability across evolving technological landscapes. Engineering-linked coursework often teaches these practical, foundational skills. Universities and CS programs must consider how to integrate foundational training as generative and agentic AI reshape job requirements.
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