Northeastern University to Develop $50M AI Research Hub

Northeastern University has announced plans to develop the Institute for Experiential Artificial Intelligence, a pioneering research hub that will place human skills and intelligence at the forefront of artificial intelligence development. The university is allocating $50 million for the new institute.

“This new institute, the first of its kind, will focus on enabling artificial intelligence and humans to collaborate interactively around solving problems in health, security, and sustainability,” Joseph Aoun, president of Northeastern, wrote to the university’s students, faculty, and staff. “We believe that the true promise of AI lies not in its ability to replace humans, but to optimize what humans do best.”

In order to launch the institute, the university is expected to hire as many as 30 faculty members. Including the university’s existing experts in the field, up to 50 professors and researchers will collaborate across a variety of disciplines, including computing, digital humanities, law, and materials science.

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