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TRAILS Announces Second Round of Seed Funding
Melissa Jamie Brachfeld Melissa Jamie Brachfeld

TRAILS Announces Second Round of Seed Funding

Five interdisciplinary projects, funded with seed grants ranging from $115K to $150K apiece, will advance novel AI research and scholarship that can impact education, transportation, emergency preparedness and health care.

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Grand Challenges Grant Launches Values-Centered AI Initiative
Maria Ann Herd Maria Ann Herd

Grand Challenges Grant Launches Values-Centered AI Initiative

Hal Daumé, Katie Shilton, Hernisa Kacorri, Jordan Boyd-Graber, Furong Huang and Huaishu Peng are members of UMD’s new Center for Values-Centered Artificial Intelligence, which is focused on developing conceptual and technical frameworks to advance AI in a way that is not only ethical, but also places the well-being of people at the forefront.

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