You don't absolutely have to have a BSCS to get into the OMSCS. However, without it (or something like it, or equivalent experience) you will be at a major disadvantage and will probably not be successful. So your desire is the correct one.
-Regis University has a good BSCS online program. 8 week semesters, relatively inexpensive, ABET accredited.
-Regional accreditation and ABET accreditation are the standard for a BSCS program. Don't go to any program that doesn't meet that criteria.
You don't need a degree to get into AI/ML, you can study and learn it on your own. Udacity has courses to cover the basics of CS, edX has course from MIT and Harvard, etc.
Some people recommend WGU. From what I see, WGU "is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), a regional accreditation". Is having NWCCU instead of ABET accreditation an issue?
Between Regis University and WGU, which one would you choose?
ABET accreditation for Computer Science undergraduate degrees is utterly pointless and should not be used as criteria for selecting a CS undergraduate program.
"Like the CS department, the EE department is no longer ABET accredited. While such accreditation is useful in certain disciplines such as civil engineering, it has no practical significance whatsoever in computer science."
-Regis University has a good BSCS online program. 8 week semesters, relatively inexpensive, ABET accredited.
-Regional accreditation and ABET accreditation are the standard for a BSCS program. Don't go to any program that doesn't meet that criteria.
You don't need a degree to get into AI/ML, you can study and learn it on your own. Udacity has courses to cover the basics of CS, edX has course from MIT and Harvard, etc.