The University of Maryland plans to hire 40 new faculty members across its colleges and schools to work at the Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland, it announced in a Thursday news release.
The faculty members will join the institute, a collaborative research hub that launched in spring 2024 and hosts more than 100 faculty members, to improve artificial intelligence technology, education and leadership development, according to the news release.
“The addition of 40 new faculty members across disciplines further illustrates that commitment and positions our university as a global leader for cutting-edge AI education and research,” Jennifer King Rice, this university’s senior vice president and provost, wrote in the release.
The institute focuses on artificial intelligence research, coordinates artificial intelligence certificate and degree programs, and promotes the responsible and ethical development of artificial intelligence for the public good, according to its website. Each new faculty member will have a “strong research interest” in one of the institute’s core ideas, which include accessibility, sustainability, social justice and learning, according to the news release.
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“We are looking for faculty who will bring diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives to our campus to help ensure we are considering this rapidly evolving field from every possible angle,” Hal Daumé III, the artificial intelligence institute’s director and a computer science professor, wrote in the news release.
This university plans to invest more than $100 million in the institute over the next decade with the help of philanthropic partners and industry leaders, according to Thursday’s news release. The institute will introduce new artificial intelligence majors and certificates, workforce development programs and high-performance computing clusters, according to the institute’s website.
