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Artificial Intelligence

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For over 50 years, the University of Maryland has been shaping the future of artificial intelligence, driving advances in machine learning, natural language processing, robotics and computer vision that laid the groundwork for today’s AI revolution.

UMD today is harnessing the power of AI to boost human potential, promoting its trustworthy and responsible use in industry, government and society. In doing so, we’re preparing students from all majors to thrive in an AI-integrated workforce.

It’s no surprise that U.S. News & World Report ranks UMD as a Top 10 public university in AI. More than 200 AI courses across more than 50 departments focus on it, taught by faculty with wide-ranging expertise beyond computer science and engineering, such as journalism, education, health and natural sciences, ethics, agriculture, public policy, social sciences and business.

At the center of it all is the Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland (AIM). UMD’s hub for collaboration in AI research and education unites students, faculty and staff in every corner of campus to pursue community engagement, research and development, policy work and training.

With your support, AIM can continue to develop new AI majors, minors, certificates and graduate degrees and create a research seed award program to steer this revolutionary field for the benefit of all.

Led by the University of Maryland and funded by the National Science Foundation, the Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law & Society (TRAILS) is a powerhouse of four academic institutions—UMD, George Washington University, Morgan State University and Cornell University—focused on rethinking how artificial intelligence is designed, built, deployed and governed.

TRAILS is working to shift the field from a “tech-first” approach to a “people-first” outlook, ensuring that AI systems are accurate and serve the public interest. UMD faculty and students contribute to TRAILS with research and scholarship involving machine learning, trustworthy AI, data science, sociotechnical systems and more.

While AI holds immense promise, at UMD, we recognize that its true power is in the people who make it real—through the discoveries they will make, the lives they will touch and the communities they will serve. Forward campaign support will help to unleash that power for the public good.

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A student-built AI chatbot to combat food insecurity won a UMD competition and national attention. Developed for Capital Area Food Bank, it helps users find nearby resources 24/7 in multiple languages and will be implemented by its creators as interns.