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Georgia Tech Announces New Online Master’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence - LevelUP - 10-09-2026
Georgia Tech Announces New Online Master’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence
https://news.gatech.edu/news/2026/10/06/georgia-tech-announces-new-online-masters-degree-artificial-intelligence
RE: Georgia Tech Announces New Online Master’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence - Mint Berry Crunch - 10-09-2026
(10-09-2026, 11:23 AM)LevelUP Wrote: Georgia Tech Announces New Online Master’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence
https://news.gatech.edu/news/2026/10/06/georgia-tech-announces-new-online-masters-degree-artificial-intelligence
I didn't see the costs associated with it, but I did find out that the program only requires that you have Windows XP or higher.
I'm currently building a Windows 7 PC. Seems faithful and fun to do the program using that lol
RE: Georgia Tech Announces New Online Master’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence - alwayscurious - 10-09-2026
(10-09-2026, 11:46 AM)Mint Berry Crunch Wrote:(10-09-2026, 11:23 AM)LevelUP Wrote: Georgia Tech Announces New Online Master’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence
https://news.gatech.edu/news/2026/10/06/georgia-tech-announces-new-online-masters-degree-artificial-intelligence
I didn't see the costs associated with it, but I did find out that the program only requires that you have Windows XP or higher.
I'm currently building a Windows 7 PC. Seems faithful and fun to do the program using that lol
I would imagine it will be comparable to similar program offerings of theirs (~$10k), but looking forward to more info as well.
RE: Georgia Tech Announces New Online Master’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence - SteveFoerster - 10-09-2026
(10-09-2026, 11:46 AM)Mint Berry Crunch Wrote:(10-09-2026, 11:23 AM)LevelUP Wrote: Georgia Tech Announces New Online Master’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence
https://news.gatech.edu/news/2026/10/06/georgia-tech-announces-new-online-masters-degree-artificial-intelligence
I didn't see the costs associated with it, but I did find out that the program only requires that you have Windows XP or higher.
I'm currently building a Windows 7 PC. Seems faithful and fun to do the program using that lol
Where did you see that? I saw a reference to one of their CS courses in AI that requires with Mac or Windows running Unity, which surprised me, since Unity is available for Linux as well, and I'd think anyone who's actually serious about AI would at least want to be familiar with that platform.
RE: Georgia Tech Announces New Online Master’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence - Mint Berry Crunch - 10-09-2026
(10-09-2026, 01:36 PM)SteveFoerster Wrote:(10-09-2026, 11:46 AM)Mint Berry Crunch Wrote:(10-09-2026, 11:23 AM)LevelUP Wrote: Georgia Tech Announces New Online Master’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence
https://news.gatech.edu/news/2026/10/06/georgia-tech-announces-new-online-masters-degree-artificial-intelligence
I didn't see the costs associated with it, but I did find out that the program only requires that you have Windows XP or higher.
I'm currently building a Windows 7 PC. Seems faithful and fun to do the program using that lol
Where did you see that? I saw a reference to one of their CS courses in AI that requires with Mac or Windows running Unity, which surprised me, since Unity is available for Linux as well, and I'd think anyone who's actually serious about AI would at least want to be familiar with that platform.
I went easter egg hunting through some of the AI courses and specializations listed in their CS program that are available through Georgia Tech, and most of them at the bottom list minimum system requirements.
Operating system:
- PC: Windows XP or higher with latest updates installed
- Mac: OS X 10.6 or higher with latest updates installed
- Linux: any recent distribution that has the supported browsers installed
For Linux, it'd be a hilarious challenge to see someone try to do anything with Linux for PS2 (Release 1.0).
(10-09-2026, 12:18 PM)alwayscurious Wrote: I would imagine it will be comparable to similar program offerings of theirs (~$10k), but looking forward to more info as well.
The pro is that compared to many other programs, this one is probably the most affordable out there on top of coming from a well-known school. The only "con" I can recall is that the program is quite rigorous, then again, I don't necessarily believe that to be a con.
RE: Georgia Tech Announces New Online Master’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence - DegreeNerd - 10-09-2026
(10-09-2026, 02:05 PM)Mint Berry Crunch Wrote: The pro is that compared to many other programs, this one is probably the most affordable out there on top of coming from a well-known school. The only "con" I can recall is that the program is quite rigorous, then again, I don't necessarily believe that to be a con.
The major competition for a top notch but "cheap" degree that explicitly calls itself a "Masters in AI" would be the UT at Austin degree:
https://cdso.utexas.edu/msai
Although all of the existing OMSA / OMSCS / MSCSO were already very good degreees to get a foundation / credentials for going into AI.
And in fact the new GT degree seems to be a bit weak on the technical side compared to those four I just mentioned, when I read this announcement:
Quote:The initial launch of the degree is planned for 2027 and will include six concentrations to help students shape their learning to their field of interest. The initial six concentrations include:
- AI in Business
- Decision-Support AI
- Foundations of AI Theory
- Health AI
- Human-AI Interactions
- Predictive AI
RE: Georgia Tech Announces New Online Master’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence - SteveFoerster - 10-10-2026
(10-09-2026, 02:05 PM)Mint Berry Crunch Wrote: I went easter egg hunting through some of the AI courses and specializations listed in their CS program that are available through Georgia Tech, and most of them at the bottom list minimum system requirements.
Operating system:
- PC: Windows XP or higher with latest updates installed
- Mac: OS X 10.6 or higher with latest updates installed
- Linux: any recent distribution that has the supported browsers installed
Got it, thanks.
(10-09-2026, 02:05 PM)Mint Berry Crunch Wrote: LMAO I can finally make use of my 2011 MacBook running Snow Leopard to complete a MS in CS/AI degree at Georgia Tech.
I put Linux Mint on my ten year old MacBook Air, in part because the newest version of MacOS it would run was no longer supported.
At first, it was great. Then it did the first update, and that moved it to a 7.0 kernel, and... kernel panic! So I downgraded back to 6.14 and it runs. So Linux's claim to fame that it runs on old hardware definitely earned an asterisk on that one.
Anyway, I solved that problem only to learn that hardware that was low end even in its day can't do what I need , though. So I'm finally biting the bullet and getting a replacement machine, this one with CachyOS so I can get further into AI.
(10-09-2026, 02:05 PM)Mint Berry Crunch Wrote: For Linux, it'd be a hilarious challenge to see someone try to do anything with Linux for PS2 (Release 1.0).
Heh, that's definitely one of those "because I can!" things! I put Linux on one of the first publicly available Chromebooks back in the day just to see how it would go, and it did work.
RE: Georgia Tech Announces New Online Master’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence - frankc - 10-13-2026
I’m currently in my final semester of Georgia Tech’s OMSCS program, and I actually just asked Dr. Joyner ( the executive director of OMSCS) about this degree last week.
From what I understand, it’s geared more toward “basically anyone who is going to use a lot of AI in their role.” So it seems more like an applied degree designed for professionals who want to become more familiar with AI and learn how to use it in their work, rather than a traditional computer science degree specializing in AI. He also mentioned that this degree won’t be under the College of Computing like the Computer Science degree is. So for people that want to work in ML/AI, understand how AI actually works, switch careers, or potentially pursue a PhD down the road, they should choose OMSCS. And this new degree is for those that mainly want to learn more about AI and how to apply it to their current jobs.
RE: Georgia Tech Announces New Online Master’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence - DegreeNerd - 10-15-2026
(10-13-2026, 12:49 PM)frankc Wrote: I’m currently in my final semester of Georgia Tech’s OMSCS program, and I actually just asked Dr. Joyner ( the executive director of OMSCS) about this degree last week.
From what I understand, it’s geared more toward “basically anyone who is going to use a lot of AI in their role.” So it seems more like an applied degree designed for professionals who want to become more familiar with AI and learn how to use it in their work, rather than a traditional computer science degree specializing in AI. He also mentioned that this degree won’t be under the College of Computing like the Computer Science degree is. So for people that want to work in ML/AI, understand how AI actually works, switch careers, or potentially pursue a PhD down the road, they should choose OMSCS. And this new degree is for those that mainly want to learn more about AI and how to apply it to their current jobs.
Sounds like this will be a lot "easier" (not as technical) as a OMSCS? Or even not as hard as a OSMA???
If so it would also suit people who want "a degree from a Top 5 Uni" but without the usual effort that takes.
RE: Georgia Tech Announces New Online Master’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence - frankc - 10-17-2026
(10-15-2026, 05:07 AM)DegreeNerd Wrote:Yeah, no one really knows until the official course list comes out. But from what I heard from Dr. Joyner, “It'll basically require some of the same core AI classes that OMSCS offers.” But it's also an interdisciplinary program, so some of the courses might be from business or other disciplines. From what I've observed, those courses tend to have lower average workloads and are generally easier (less technical) than CS courses. So I'm guessing overall the new program might require a little less effort than OMSCS, but still pretty time-consuming.(10-13-2026, 12:49 PM)frankc Wrote: I’m currently in my final semester of Georgia Tech’s OMSCS program, and I actually just asked Dr. Joyner ( the executive director of OMSCS) about this degree last week.
From what I understand, it’s geared more toward “basically anyone who is going to use a lot of AI in their role.” So it seems more like an applied degree designed for professionals who want to become more familiar with AI and learn how to use it in their work, rather than a traditional computer science degree specializing in AI. He also mentioned that this degree won’t be under the College of Computing like the Computer Science degree is. So for people that want to work in ML/AI, understand how AI actually works, switch careers, or potentially pursue a PhD down the road, they should choose OMSCS. And this new degree is for those that mainly want to learn more about AI and how to apply it to their current jobs.
Sounds like this will be a lot "easier" (not as technical) as a OMSCS? Or even not as hard as a OSMA???
If so it would also suit people who want "a degree from a Top 5 Uni" but without the usual effort that takes.
Also one big difference is that unlike OMSCS, I believe this new program will need to “complete an AI practicum with a company or organization.” I'm not sure how that's going to work, but sounds interesting.