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Why Coding Bootcamps Are Adding AI Specializations Now
In this episode of The Career Change Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore why coding bootcamps are rapidly adding AI specializations in 2026. They focus on a specific case: General Assembly's new 'AI Engineering Immersive' program launched in January 2026, which saw 4,000 applicants for 200 spots in its first cohort. The hosts discuss how traditional bootcamp curricula are evolving to include prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and fine-tuning large language models. They also examine the debate between generalist vs. specialist training, citing data from Course…
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