University of Maryland launches new AI institute
The Interdisciplinary Artificial Intelligence Institute of Maryland (AIM) will focus on what it calls “ethical development of AI,” UMD announced last week.
The institute will be interdisciplinary, focused on research and education. It will also offer diplomas and certifications. I had the chance to discuss the details with Hal Daumé, the first director of the institute.
“We need to start thinking about AI, not just a technology that we develop in isolation and doesn’t affect people,” he told me. “And we really need to think about its impact on people in society. »
➡️ Learn more about the institute in my latest report
HBCU innovation at the heart of this founder’s mission
Kiante Bush balances high-profile initiatives to support historically Black institutional entrepreneurs with plans to launch an app later this year — and new authorship.
He is the founder of Venture for THEM, an accelerator and resource for minority founders. He also helped found the HBCUniverse Summit and was named CTO of Technical.ly DC. Tech Community Leader of the Year 2023Also.
Technical.ly Baltimore senior reporter Alanah Nichole Davis spoke with Bush about her career, goals and what’s next.
➡️ Learn more about Bush’s background here.
News incubator: what else to know today
• New Enterprise Associates, one of the world’s largest venture capital firms, quietly closed its Chevy Chase office late last year. (Washington Business Journal)
• DHS announced a new campaign to combat online child exploitation and abuse. Several technology companies are key partners, including Google and Meta. (Washington Post)
• Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Democrats who control the Virginia General Assembly reached a last-minute compromise yesterday to extend state budget negotiations. (WTOP)
• There are plans to create a new park and improve sidewalks and bike paths near Amazon Headquarters 2. (ARLNow)
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