Surge in Computer Science Majors Sparks Growing Pains and Debate on Balancing Tech and Liberal Arts
• Computer science majors are surging in popularity at top universities like Stanford and MIT
• This growing interest creates strains on resources and intensifies competition between departments
• Some worry computer science students are missing out on a broader liberal arts education
• But liberal arts students also risk falling behind in technology without some computer science grounding
• Finding the right balance of computing and other disciplines is critical for the ethical development of AI