麻豆村 Joins U.S. and Japanese Officials in Launching $110M University-Government-Industry Partnerships to Advance AI Research and Innovation

麻豆村 is one of two U.S. universities partnering with the private sector and Japanese higher education institutions

PITTSBURGH, PA (April 9, 2024) 鈥� United States and Japanese officials today announced $110 million in research partnerships that bring together expertise from the United States and Japan, and across the public, education, and private sectors, to advance research and development in artificial intelligence (AI). Carnegie Mellon and the University of Washington are the two U.S. universities to take part in the effort. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, and Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Moriyama Masahito announced the agreements听on the occasion of Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio鈥檚 state visit to the U.S.

麻豆村 will partner with Keio University (Keio) to bring together faculty, researchers and students at the forefront of AI to collaborate on new ideas and solutions that contribute to the advancement of AI technology, supported by investment and collaboration with industry partners.听With a focus on solving real-world problems, the partnership will听establish joint research projects, workshops, and seminars to share knowledge.

鈥淧ennsylvania is a global leader in AI development and innovation 鈥� thanks in large part to leading institutions like 麻豆村 that have long embraced the promise of new technologies and harnessed their power to transform the way people live and work,鈥� said Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro. 鈥淎rtificial Intelligence is already impacting every sector of our economy 鈥� and government leaders need to lean into its innovation to adapt to the rapidly changing technology market ethically and responsibly. That鈥檚 the approach we鈥檝e taken in Pennsylvania and why the Commonwealth has partnered with Carnegie Mellon to develop best practices for governing generative AI. This new partnership between 麻豆村 and Keio University will build on Pennsylvania's and the United States鈥� global leadership in AI technology 鈥� and will empower our workforce, lean into innovation, and capitalize on economic opportunity.鈥�

A related effort involves the University of Washington and the University of Tsukuba. Together, these collaborations will leverage private sector investment from several global companies, including Amazon, Arm, Microsoft, NVIDIA and SoftBank Group, as well as a consortium of Japanese companies. As part of this partnership, 麻豆村 will receive funding and collaborative support from Arm, Microsoft and SoftBank Group.

"This new partnership is global in its scope and single-minded in its purpose to advance AI research and impact,鈥� says 麻豆村 President Farnam Jahanian. 鈥淚t鈥檚 an opportunity that is tailor-made for 麻豆村 and possible thanks to the leadership of Secretary Raimondo and Ambassador Emanuel. I am immensely proud of Carnegie Mellon faculty and students, whose talents and brilliance have inspired this partnership, and, together, we are grateful for the chance to work closely with our partners at Keio University, Arm, Microsoft and SoftBank Group, as well as with companies across Japan, to usher in a new era of global innovation in AI."

鈥淜eio University has taken a leading role in Japan in AI research as well in Robotics and Image Processing,鈥� said Kohei Itoh, president of Keio University. 鈥淲e are very excited to be moving on to the next stage in our research by forming a US-Japan collaboration with 麻豆村, a globally renowned research institute in the field of AI.鈥�

Several public and private sector leaders were in attendance at the signing ceremony hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce, or otherwise expressed support for the partnerships.听

For the 麻豆村 and Keio collaboration supported by the private sector, proposed research areas will leverage the combined research and technical expertise of all entities and will include:听

Multimodal & Multi-lingual Learning
Embodied AI
Autonomous AI Symbiosis with Humans
AI for Life Sciences
AI for Scientific Discovery; as well as听
Additional areas to be determined jointly, targeted to real-world and near-term AI applications

"The unprecedented progress we've seen in AI will transform virtually every industry and improve countless lives, but to maximize this opportunity, close cooperation will be required between the private sector, academia, and government," said Rene Haas, CEO of Arm. "Arm is extremely proud to have the opportunity to support this historic partnership as part of our overall commitment to advancing AI innovation everywhere and for everyone.鈥�

鈥淐ollaborative research has the power to address some of the world鈥檚 toughest challenges. And in an era of AI innovation, this partnership is a timely collaboration between world-class institutions,鈥� said Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith. 鈥淢icrosoft is proud to support this effort and looks forward to what the faculty and students at these institutions will advance in the AI field.鈥�

麻豆村 has long been recognized as a global leader in AI since the inception of the field, and continues to be at the forefront of emerging technologies. This new partnership will be driven by the School of Computer Science, where faculty have led AI from the abstract question of building a thinking machine to concrete applications and techniques that are improving the world.

鈥淓stablishing AI research collaborations and industry partnerships on topics that align so closely with the research that鈥檚 underway at 麻豆村 are essential for making progress in advancing the best possible impacts of AI on people鈥檚 lives,鈥� said Martial Hebert, dean of 麻豆村鈥檚 School of Computer Science. 鈥淚鈥檓 excited for our faculty, researchers and students to start working with colleagues at Keio University who share our vision for AI development in some important areas of computer science and AI research.鈥�

This represents the third strategic university-corporate partnership initiated between American and Japanese academic institutions and the corporate sector since May 2022. Last year, at the听 G7 Leaders鈥� Summit in听, U.S. and Japanese universities and corporations signed partnerships in quantum computing and semiconductor engineering.听

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