Pitt Chancellor Joan Gabel and Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian celebrated Pittsburgh’s role as an AI technology community by signing a ceremonial memorandum of understanding with NVIDIA at AI Horizons Pittsburgh on October 14. The summit included introductory remarks from Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro discussing Pittsburgh’s global role in human-centered AI innovation.
“This is an exciting time for Pitt and for Pittsburgh,” Chancellor Joan Gabel said in a speech preceding the signing of the memorandum of understanding. “I want to express our pride in working with NVIDIA as well as our pride in our city and with our neighbor and our friends at Carnegie Mellon University on what is truly a historic day of creating a new legacy. »
Hooman Rashidiassociate dean for AI in Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, was also part of a panel during a session examining AI innovations that will shape the future of healthcare , including data protection and patient privacy.
Anantha Shekhar, senior vice chancellor for health sciences, and John and Gertrude Petersen, deans of the School of Medicine, said the collaboration with NVIDIA will be leveraged to explore new ways to connect advances in computing to healthcare. improved health outcomes for all.
“As a leading institution for the study of health sciences, it is imperative that we continually educate our entire academic community on the best ways to optimize AI for the study, prevention and equitable treatment of diseases,” Shekhar said. “We are excited about the potential of this partnership to help us achieve this goal.” »
