The University of Michigan (UM) joined NextgenaiAn $ 50 million initiative designed to advance research and education of artificial intelligence (AI). NextGenai was recently founded by OPENAIthe company that created Cat. UM's participation has the potential to strengthen the resources of the AI of the university and to strengthen its capacity to conduct revolutionary research on AI.
“We are very happy to be in this group, and we are delighted with the projects that we are going to do as part of this program,” explains Michael Wellman, professor of computer science and engineering at the UM's College of Engineering.
Wellman, who is also the main investigator of the partnership, stresses that the UM has in -depth AI initiatives in several educational fields. The new partnership contributes with Vision of UM 2034which includes the expansion of research on AI.
“All our research is to solve difficult problems,” he said. “AI is a tool that provides a new lever effect to some of these problems and helps answer basic research questions.”
Wellman shares that the university has just made a call to proposals on the Ann Arbor campus. Funding will go to AI technology technology programs and innovative applications, as well as projects that deal with social implications for AI.
He adds that the partnership will allow the financing of all kinds of research expenditure, including support for students who are carrying out research. OPENAI will provide “credits” in exchange for access to models and tools that they provide commercially to various types of users.
“We have graduate students who are doing research with us, as well as calculation, which is a really important ingredient for AI research and progression,” said Wellman. “We will obtain a specific allowance which will constitute significant access to the latest versions of these tools.”
Wellman expects the initial set of projects to be supported for about a year. If the new collaboration succeeds, he hopes that there will be additional tricks in the future.
“One of the things that is so special in Michigan is the fact that it brings expertise in almost all areas,” he said. “What we are going to do is highlight the extent of the ways in which Michigan can advance the field of AI.”
Jaishree Drepaul is a writer and publisher based in Ann Arbor. It can be attached to jaishreeedit@gmail.com.
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