Artificial intelligence is profoundly reshaping the talent cultivation approach in universities, necessitating a transformation of the industry-education integration and collaborative education mechanism. In the context of artificial intelligence, collaborative education should focus on real job demands, enhancing students’ technical application and practical innovation abilities through joint teaching, project training, and other methods. Universities should proactively reconstruct course resources, teaching methods, and educational scenarios, making artificial intelligence an intrinsic driving force for high-quality educational development.