(1) If you want to learn AI / ML, there are ample resources online that do not require a costly, multi-year academic stint. The field is also maturing rapidly, so you'll need to stay up-to-date with online materials anwyay.
(2) If you want to go deeper into multiple areas of CS (e.g. non-AI/ML course requirements), then it could certainly make sense.
(3) Getting the MS from a "premier" school will likely improve your career prospects -- it's a matter of signaling, but still matters less than your work ethic & the quality of work you perform on the job.
(4) If AI makes programming obsolete, the logic & foundations will still be valuable -- e.g. to instruct or query the AI. Besides, this is a decade+ out (at least).
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(1) If you want to learn AI / ML, there are ample resources online that do not require a costly, multi-year academic stint. The field is also maturing rapidly, so you'll need to stay up-to-date with online materials anwyay.
(2) If you want to go deeper into multiple areas of CS (e.g. non-AI/ML course requirements), then it could certainly make sense.
(3) Getting the MS from a "premier" school will likely improve your career prospects -- it's a matter of signaling, but still matters less than your work ethic & the quality of work you perform on the job.
(4) If AI makes programming obsolete, the logic & foundations will still be valuable -- e.g. to instruct or query the AI. Besides, this is a decade+ out (at least).