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Writing from the faculty and program staff on AI engineering education: how the program is structured, how competency is assessed, and what it takes to build production AI systems.

Why We Publish Our Complete Program Details

2026-06-15 · Office of the Program Director

Most bootcamps market to applicants. We also document the program for the people who evaluate our graduates: recruiters, hiring managers, and employers. Here is why our full educational profile is public.

Inside the Capstone: Building a Production AI System

2026-06-01 · AI Institute Faculty

The capstone is a graduation requirement, not a demo. Teams of three to four students spend twelve weeks building, deploying, and defending an industry-scale production AI system. Here is how it works.

How We Assess Competency in AI Engineering

2026-05-15 · AI Institute Faculty

Attendance is not the same as competency. This post covers how the program assesses students: weekly graded coursework, practical coding assessments, automated AI evaluations, peer review, and the official transcript.