Does BITS Pilani have CS with AI and machine learning?

A family friend is a faculty of BITS Pilani and from what he has learned about Artificial Intelligence, there is nothing such as B.Tech or M.Tech.

• Artificial Intelligence is an arena of research in computer engineering and research cannot be taught.
• He has also found out that all the teachers in BITS who are in charge of teaching engineering struggle to save their jobs.
• Research cannot be taught in any way whatsoever.
• The reasons being: Skilled Artificial Intelligence is produced in no institute.
• The Artificial Intelligence positions in all the artificial intelligence companies are taken by engineers who have experience of more than ten years in computer engineering.

BITS Pilani offers Artificial Intelligence, ML1, and ML2 as disciplinary electives for students who are pursuing computer science. The electives are offered without any prerequisites for the students of other branches. You will also have the capability of carrying out projects under faculty in these fields.