Tuesday, October 16, 2018

MIT Announces Plan for $1B Effort on Computing, AI - Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed

Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Monday morning announced a $1 billion plan to create a new college of computing within MIT, and to promote teaching and research on computing and artificial intelligence. MIT's announcement says the effort "marks the single largest investment in computing and AI by an American academic institution, and will help position the United States to lead the world in preparing for the rapid evolution of computing and AI." https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2018/10/16/mit-announces-plan-1b-effort-computing-ai