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This study examines perspectives shared in student-focused online communities on AI\u2019s impact on education, comparing those of computer science (CS) and business students through an analysis of Reddit posts. Using natural language processing (NLP), sentiment analysis, and Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) topic modeling, we analyzed 1108 posts collected from six subreddits. Results reveal distinct thematic focuses: CS students emphasize technical aspects, including programming efficiency, coding assistance, and concerns about job displacement, while business students focus on decision-making enhancement, financial analysis applications, and operational efficiency. Sentiment analysis indicates that the Business\/Finance-oriented corpus is slightly more positive than the CS-oriented corpus (51.9% vs. 50.1% positive). The CS-oriented corpus also contains a higher proportion of negative posts (36.0% vs. 33.2%). These differences reflect discipline-specific epistemological frameworks shaping AI perception. The findings provide educators with guidelines for developing tailored AI integration strategies that address discipline-specific concerns and opportunities. 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