Treffer: Computing Is Indeed a Discipline in Crisis.

The article argues that the field of computing is experiencing a crisis driven by the dominance of industry interests, shrinking federal research funding, and declining appeal of academic careers. As AI investment and research increasingly shift to large corporations, U.S. universities face challenges in sustaining research capacity, especially amid falling international student enrollment and worsening job prospects for computing graduates. The author warns that these converging pressures resemble past cycles of speculation and collapse in computing, calling for renewed reflection on the discipline’s direction and priorities.