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Leading US University Invests $1Bln In New College To Develop Artificial Intelligence
Daniyal Sohail Published October 15, 2018 | 08:03 PM
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is establishing a College of Computing with 50 newly hired professors to offer degrees in Artificial Intelligence (AI), university President Rafael Reif announced in a letter to staff and students on Monday.
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 15th October, 2018) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is establishing a College of Computing with 50 newly hired professors to offer degrees in Artificial Intelligence (AI), university President Rafael Reif announced in a letter to staff and students on Monday.
"This new college is our strategic response to a global phenomenon - the ubiquity of computing and the rise of AI," the letter stated. "This $1 billion commitment will include a dedicated new building on campus, a new dean and a near doubling of our academic capability in computing and especially AI, with 50 new faculty positions located within the college and jointly with departments across MIT.
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The new Schwarzman College of Computing represents MIT's strategic response to a global phenomenon - the ubiquity of computing and the rise of AI, the letter noted.
By adding new integrated curricula and degree programs in nearly every field, the new college will equip students to be as fluent in computing and AI as they are in their own disciplines - and ready to use these digital tools wisely and humanely to help make a better world, the letter said.
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