The expanded application of artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of geotechnical engineering has broken through the limitations of traditional methods and provided new perspectives and approaches for disciplinary innovation and talent cultivation. Based on the course soil dynamics and applications, this paper systematically analyzes the problems existing in current teaching: outdated curriculum systems, insufficient interdisciplinary collaboration, disconnection from practice, and others. It proposes a fundamental framework for AI-empowered course enhancement: constructing an interdisciplinary AI + geotechnics curriculum system; building an industry-university-research-application collaborative training platform; implementing a dual-supervisor system and interdisciplinary team guidance; strengthening ethics and engineering risk education; establishing a dynamic competency assessment system. Using the seismic liquefaction analysis case study, the effectiveness of AI empowerment in enhancing students’ ability to solve complex engineering problems is explored. This paper aims to provide a systematic solution for cultivating new engineering talents in the civil engineering field, promoting the intelligent transformation of both the discipline and the industry.