Google gifts $1M to NCCU for AI project
Google has bestowed a $1 million donation to North Carolina Central University to establish a pioneering institute for AI research.
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>> NEW THIS NOON A GOOGLE HAS
ANNOUNCED A 1 MILLION DOLLAR
GIFT TO NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL
UNIVERSITY TO ESTABLISH AN
INSTITUTE FOR AI RESEARCH
LEADERS AT THE UNIVERSITY SAY
THIS WILL BE A FIRST OF ITS
KIND INSTITUTE AT AN HBCU IN
THE U.S. THE INITIATIVE WILL
PROVIDE CUTTING EDGE COURSES,
MENTORSHIP AND HANDS-ON
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES WITH
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
>> SO WE RECOGNIZE THAT TALENT
IS EQUAL. BUT OFTEN OPPORTUNITY
IS NOT. AND SO OUR GOAL HERE IS
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD AND
MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE
THAT JUST IN THE DEVELOPMENT
OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
BUT THE RESEARCH AS WELL.
>> THE GRANT WILL DIRECTLY
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